A Photo Worth A Thousand Words

A Photo Worth A Thousand Words

V-J Day in Times Square is a photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt that pictures an American sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square on Victory over Japan Day, August 14, 1945. The photo is also known under the names V-Day and The Kiss. While photos of kissing service...
Purple Heart Day Celebrates Veterans

Purple Heart Day Celebrates Veterans

Today we salute all the brave men and women who have been wounded or killed in battle. The Purple Heart Medal is awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed in service. It is the oldest military medal in the world in present use....

60 Houses and Counting

In just twenty years the Fisher House Foundation has built 60 houses to support military families while they are getting medical care. Located near VA hospitals or on military bases, the Fisher Houses are ‘a home away from home’ to support our veterans as they or...