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21 May 2020

The Morning FRAGO will take a break in recognition of Memorial Day and will resume on May 26, 2020 .

Please visit our sister organization, Concerned Veterans for America Foundation, to see how we’re honoring our fallen heroes this Memorial Day.

Connecting Vets | Lawmakers call for VA to lift restrictions on national cemeteries for Memorial Day
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to lift pandemic-related restrictions at national cemeteries for Memorial Day.

Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., both called on VA Secretary Robert Wilkie to reconsider limitations on visitors to America's national cemeteries

Connecting Vets | This Memorial Day, I will remember teammates who war caught up with back home
Military Times | VA patient deaths rise, active coronavirus cases fall as department eyes return to normal operations
Military.com | VA delays rollout of electronic medical records system again, citing pandemic

Stars and Stripes | Forgotten 1999 time capsule opened at Aviano Air Base
Stars and Stripes | Duckworth introduces bill to extend deployments, benefits to Guard troops fighting coronavirus
Air Force Times | F-35 crashes at Eglin AFB, pilot successfully ejected and in stable condition. 2nd crash at case in four days.
Associated Press | Aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt returns to sea after coronavirus outbreak

Stars and Stripes | Coalition sticks mostly to remote advising in Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal | Global business activity starts to steady but recovery looks far off
Washington Post | China signals plan to take full control of Hong Kong, realigning city’s status

Politico | Unemployment claims rise by 2.4 million as states try to open for business
Wall Street Journal | Nearly half of adults live in U.S. households that lost income since lockdowns started

The Hill | McConnell: Beefed up unemployment benefits will not be in next coronavirus bill