Department of Veterans Affairs

‘I stood up straighter when I was in my military uniform’: Quincyans protest federal cuts impacting veterans

June 9, 2025 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Journalist

QUINCY — Angel Smith grew up during the Cold War, a time when the world held its breath as the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a passive-aggressive nuclear-armed headwrestle for global political, economic and ideological influence. The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked the end of the war, and the…

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Sunset Veterans Cemetery in Quincy to get $1.3 million in upgrades

September 12, 2021 | By Muddy River News

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration recently announced that the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program, which it oversees, has awarded the state of Illinois a grant of $1,330,192 to expand Sunset Veterans Cemetery in Quincy, Ill. “The Veterans Cemetery Grant Program is a model for how federal and state governments can work…

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