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Authorities said a huge American flag and several smaller flags were stolen from a Southern California veterans cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend. Les’ Melnyk, a spokesperson for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration, said the garrison flag at Los Angeles National Cemetery was reported stolen sometime late Sunday or early Monday. The cemetery’s gates were closed at the time, Melnyk said.

Houston, TX – A federal court judge has delayed the hearing for embattled Houston Veterans Cemetery Director Arleen Ocasio. The hearing has been rescheduled for Friday, August 26, 2011 and the judge has ordered that Ocasio appear before the court. Ocasio has rightly been under fire for not allowing the word “God” to be used during funeral proceedings. Ocasio has denied this but according to Houston veteran’s activist John Faulk, the plaintiffs in this case have twenty-five sworn affidavits from families proving Ocasio’s prejudicial behavior.

What's Up with the Government "Crypt Fields" ?? Tomorrow night's program features a new Evil Conservative Contributor, Michelle D'Allocroce. You might know her from her frequent appearances on Neil Cavuto's Fox News television program, oftentimes delivering the stories about life on the Mexico border that will make your skin crawl. Michelle has been doing some investigating, and we'll be getting a report on this mysterious project in the Arizona desert tomorrow night on Evil Conservative Radio (7pm edt on WVOX-AM 1460 in NYC, streaming live here on this site. Call-in number 914-636-0110). Why is the government pre-building 30,000 graves in...

<p>Jackson Ross and Wesley Gilbert are resting in peace — again.</p> <p>More than 100 people braved damp, muddy conditions Saturday and trekked up a steep hill at Grand Gulf Military Park to remember the two black Union soldiers.</p> <p>Erosion problems were washing away the remains of soldiers like Gilbert, of the 52nd U.S. Colored Infantry, and the storm-eaten trenches were threatening to consume the remains of Jackson Ross, of the 47th U.S. Colored Infantry.</p>