Soldiers with Civil Affairs Team 4902, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, partnered with U.S. Agency for International Development, the Djiboutian Ministry of Education and the U.S. Embassy to deliver school supply kits to the Balho Primary School in Balho, Djibouti, Jan. 31, 2012.
The U.S. Army’s Office of the Chief Legislative Liaison hosted more than 400 congressional staffers Feb. 1, 2012, at the fourth annual Army Day on Capitol Hill.
After returning from Afghanistan, a Tennessee man who loved to cut down trees and work on trucks lost his zest for life. Michael Lovely committed suic… Read more: Video, Afghanistan War Veteran, Veteran Suicide, Michael Lovely, Crossing Educational Center, Elkhart, Rob Staley, Veterans, Afghanistan War, Impact News
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jessica Lynch was just 19 when the world first saw her – a broken, blond soldier caught on combat video in Iraq, her face wearing… Read more: WVU Children's Hospital, Iraq War, Jessica Lynch, Rick Bragg, Jessi's Pals, Wes Robinson, Prisoner of War, War in Iraq, Education News Iraq news Military News [...]
Hi Dad – Christmas greetings from Afghanistan. Thanks for the socks and Mom’s cookies. The guys loved them. In answer to your question, we continue to… Read more: Veterans Hospitals, War in Afghanistan, Homeless Veterans, Veterans-Burials, Veterans Care, Taxes on Millionaires, Veteran Education Abuses, Afghanistan Withdrawal, Veterans Education, Impact News
China All the way to New York I can feel the distance getting close Fans of Tori Amos will remember these lyrics from “China,” a song on her 1992 album, Little Earthquakes. Nearly 20 years later, China no longer seems so distant to many countries throughout the world. Instead, it’s become an extremely active participant [...]
Depression is ugly. It can defeat a person. It does not discriminate based on color or creed, sex or religion. It either kills you or makes you stronger. In my case, it didn’t kill me. Some days I want to scream, “You didn’t get me, you ugly selfish disease,” — rather you led me to [...]
Post-traumatic stress disorder has become a household term, especially in the context of combat. Every day, some media outlet in the country talks about the PTSD of our veterans and troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, with the number now estimated to be 95 percent rather than the 20 percent previously reported. But what we [...]
Many of us enjoyed a three-day Memorial weekend full of family barbecues, trips to the beach or lake, and the official kickoff to summer. Hopefully, during all that fun, we also remember the reason for the day off work: to honor those soldiers that made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country and the [...]
“We have the remains of Corporal Brock Bucklin on board, and his twin brother Corporal Brad Bucklin has accompanied him home from Iraq. As a sign of respect, please remain seated while we honor Corporal Bucklin and his sacrifice,” requested the pilot over the intercom, as the plane landed. I watched through the plane window [...]
