Dan Boyce

The coronavirus pandemic has led groups around the country to cancel or scale back commemorations of America's war dead.

Vice President Mike Pence addressed the cadets in person, but parents and others were limited to watching the ceremony online.

At first glance, this modest home nestled against a hillside in the mountains somewhere west of Colorado Springs appears to have all the amenities you'd expect in a quiet retreat. There's even a two-story tower built right in. An otherwise peaceful place to catch the 360-degree view of winter's splendor.

"[It's a] really nice place to sit and vacation — enjoy. But, if necessary, it's a guard post," Drew Miller pointed out.

The campaign, which launched in November, emphasizes Army careers in technology, medicine, and other non-combat jobs.

The famous structure and popular tourist site will undergo a renovation project that's expected to last almost four years.

The military is spending millions of dollars to clean up water contamination around bases throughout the country. But people living with the contamination say the money has not gone nearly far enough.

While President Trump pushes Congress to create a new military branch called the Space Force, the Pentagon is about to choose a permanent home for its existing Space Command.