At a Capitol Hill news conference May 23, exhibition designer Ralph Appelbaum provided a first glimpse of the exhibits planned for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center, an underground facility slated for the National Mall near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, also known as The Wall.

Iraq changed the Marines of Lima Company more than they could have imagined. A reserve unit that expected light duty, Lima took more casualties than any U.S. company in Iraq, losing 23 Marines killed in action.

The "Veterans Small Business Opportunity Act of 2007" would increase the amount of loans available to eligible small businesses when an essential employee is called-up to active duty.