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Nursery Road closes for VA overpass construction
May 26, 2017 — At Joint Base-San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Nursery Road, north from Williams Way, is closed June 2 through Aug. 28 for construction of an overpass over San Antonio Boulevard... MORE

Missing Korean War POW finally laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
January 17, 2017 — Cpl. Luis Patlan Torres finally made it home from the Korean War Jan. 13, after being missing in action as a prisoner of war in South Korea more than 66 years ago. He was buried at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with full military honors... MORE

The remains of Cpl. Luis Patlan Torres are brought to the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery by the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Caisson Section Jan. 13. Torres was missing in action as a prisoner of war in South Korea since 1950.

Volunteer honor guard fills need at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
April 27, 2016 — Some 30 years ago, a combination of factors forced theDepartment of Defense to reserve full military honors at burials only for thosewho died on active duty, Medal of Honor recipients and... MORE

The Fort Sam Houston Memorial Services Detachment is made up of 100 volunteers who perform full military honors for veterans interred at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. The average member's age is 70 and includes veterans from World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars and First and Second Gulf Wars. To date, the MSD has rendered honors at more than 32,000 military funerals.

Retired general who served under Fifth Army in World War II laid to rest
February 5, 2016 — Retired Army Brig. Gen. Michael E. Leeper, who served underFifth Army in World War II, was laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston NationalCemetery Jan. 19. Leeper, who retired from the Army in 1971 after 30... MORE

The Fort Sam Houston Caisson Platoon transports the remains of retired Brig. Gen. Michael E. Leeper to Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Jan. 19. Leeper passed away in December 2015 at the age of 98.

9/11 ceremony remembers fallen Medical Service Corps officers
September 17, 2015 — The names of Lt. Col. Karen Wagner, Lt. Col. David Cabrera, Maj. Charles Soltes, Capt. John Teal, 1st Lt. Ashley White-Stumpf and 2nd Lt. Emily Perez were read aloud by Brig. Gen. Scott Dingle as he asked for a moment of silence at the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony honoring the six Medical Service Corps officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice as a result of the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001 and in support of combat operations... MORE

Brig. Gen. R. Scott Dingle (left), U.S. Army Medical Command deputy chief of staff for operations, and Lt. Col. Marion Jefferson, executive officer, Office of the Chief, Medical Service Corps, salute to the sounds of taps during the presentation of a wreath in honor of fallen Medical Service Corps officers at a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony held at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.