15+ hour ago  (337+ words) That may be why Memorial Day feels different for many post-9/11 veterans. The headlines faded, the withdrawal from Afghanistan came and went, and public attention shifted elsewhere, as it always does. Countries move on because they have to. New crises…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (356+ words) Advocates are celebrating passage of a'top legislative priority'that will allow'widowed survivors to remarry at any age without losing their financial benefits." The'Love Lives'On'Act'was passed by the'U. S. Senate Committee on Veterans" Affairs'in March after groups, including the'Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (597+ words) There are some people who wear the uniform" and then there are those who truly live what it means to serve. SPC Braydyn Daniel Mc Ilroy was one of those people. To many, he was a soldier in the United…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (398+ words) The month of May'is Military Appreciation Month, and'as a way to'say'thank you for your service," hundreds of companies around the nation offer special promotions and discounts to the military community." Here are 20'special deals'for military members and their families." Stock…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (292+ words) In a letter dated June 14, 1944, with the header "Somewhere in France," Lewis "Speedy" Weber tried to put the scale of the Normandy invasion into words for his wife, Frances. "I arrived safe and sound in France and it was quite…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (473+ words) My husband and I have been together since we were 12 years old " gross, I know. But it means we stepped onto this military rollercoaster together. I was there, fully supportive, when he walked into that enlistment office at 17." At that…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (776+ words) As military families dealing with busy schedules, moves and deployments, most of us have either heard or said, "Let me know if you need anything." While well-intentioned, this phrase puts the responsibility on the person needing help, which can be…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (544+ words) Tom Hanks enjoys a cup of HANKS coffee. Courtesy of HANKS For Our Troops. Actor Tom Hanks wanted to do more than inspire from the big screen, more for the legacy'he will one day'leave behind. He landed on building a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (635+ words) The'death of Eric Dane" beloved by many as "Mc Steamy" on "Grey's Anatomy" has brought renewed attention to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that'remains'as complex as it is devastating.' For many military families,'ALS'is not a'new conversation. Veterans are…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (347+ words) The USO recently announced actor David Boreanaz as its newest Global Ambassador. He joins a impressive team including Wilmer Valderrama, Vanessa Lachey, and Miss USA Cassie Donegan, to name a few. The actor explained that as he tours military installations,…...