As you celebrate your father today, also think of the countless active duty service members and veterans who sacrificed time with their children to serve our country during Father’s Day. Today is a happy time but also difficult time for many families around the...
A new video launched by BuzzFeed titled, “Awkward Things People Say to Soldiers,” shows a soldier’s homecoming and the reactions he receives from friends and acquaintances. The video is thought-provoking and opens the conversation about the...
When we think of veterans portrayed in the media, we often think of men and women with vacant eyes, internally suffering over images of gunfire and bloodshed in overseas lands. To assume that all veterans are gun-toting radicals, suffering from PTSD and prone to...
The U.S. Olympic Committee has announced that the 2014 Warrior Games will take place Sept. 28 – Oct. 4 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The competition was created in 2010 to create more competitive...
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is a tragedy and suicide amongst veterans has been on the rise. The latest statistics provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 22 vets commit suicide every day. By one estimate, for every active...
The National September 11 Memorial is a tribute to the nearly 3,000 people who died in the terror attacks of September 11. It is located at the World Trade Center site, where the Twin Towers once stood. The memorial was designed by American architect, Michael Arad,...
