As troops struggle to find child care, 24-hour centers offer helpAround-the-clock child care centers offer peace of mind for troops who work odd hours or are deployed. But the military says it has no plans to add more.By Karen Jowers3 months ago
Black D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal laid on Omaha BeachU.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on the beach where he came ashore and was wounded.3 months ago
Do we owe a teen sailor thanks for creating doughnuts as we know them?“I took the cover off the ship’s tin pepper box, and — I cut into the middle of that donut the first hole ever seen by mortal eyes!”By Sarah Sicard16 months ago
On Memorial Day, Biden lauds fallen troops who ‘dared all, gave all’The president called on Americans to ensure that their “sacrifice was not in vain.”16 months ago
At the heart of Memorial Day, an appreciation of duty to one’s countryMemorial Day is a powerful time to reflect on a question essential to citizenship: What is duty to country, and how is it relevant to our lives today?By David Kim16 months ago
Russia launched ‘largest drone attack’ on Ukrainian capitalThe attack lasted more than five hours, with air defense reportedly shooting down more than 40 drones.By Susie Blann16 months ago
Opinion‘Snapshot of their memories:’ Gold Star widow reflects on Memorial DayArmy 1st Lt. Doyle M. Hufstedler was killed by an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2004. He was 25.By Leslie Hufstedler-Alvarez16 months ago
OpinionMemorial Day is for those we’ve lost, on the battlefield and at homeSuicide has become an epidemic in the veteran community. But it is a problem we can strive to solve, by connecting with each other.By John Byrnes, Concerned Veterans for America16 months ago
‘Embrace the Suck’–Life as a Gold Star child is a race with no finish Gold Star daughter Bailey remembers her father, Army Maj. Michael Donahue, lost in Afghanistan in 2014.By Bailey Donahue16 months ago
Memorial Day help needed at Arlington after record flower donationsJust last week, the Memorial Day Flowers Foundation was not sure if they’d be able to put a flower at little more than 80,000 graves.By Zamone Perez16 months ago
From Civil War to mattress sales, Memorial Day full of contradictionMemorial Day is a time to mourn the nation’s fallen troops, but has also been about taking time off, since the 1860s.16 months ago
Sharing pride in their service, pain over their lossVets4Warriors, which provides confidential peer support and resources to service members, veterans, and their families 24/7, 365 days a year.By Maj. Gen. Mark A. Graham (ret.)16 months ago