“It’s really high time that these women get the appreciation that they deserve.”
– Laurabeth Messimer Lopez, CEO, GI Josie
Navy Identifies Deceased Sailors in F/A-18F Crash
“The entire Blacklion Family is grieving the loss of two great Americans. Lt. Cmdr. Johnson and Lt. King were phenomenal young men, exceptional naval aviators, and were living…
70 years later, His Well Deserved Purple Heart Is Finally Awarded
On April 11, 1944, Staff Sgt. Edward Mims and five other men from the 566th Bombardment Squadron of the 8th Army Air Force narrowly escaped their B-24 Liberator just moments before …
The Army Is Officially Honoring Three Slain JROTC Cadets
The Army has awarded Medals of Heroism, the service’s highest medal for Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets, to the three JROTC students killed defending their classmates …
Virtual Reality smooths out PCS moves
“The listing photos, the photographer works for the seller,” Rowley said. “They’re not going to show the freeway running through the back yard. You can’t smell the smoke from 30 years…
Why Military Women Are Missing from the #MeToo Moment
Women in the military put their lives on the line on behalf of this country. It is a profound betrayal of their commitment to our nation that the greater threat they face is from fellow…
“…an important lesson was learned 76 years ago–one that he said should never be forgotten.”
With 104 years of memories, that day still sticks out to him.
“She Was Asking For It. What Did She Think Was Going to Happen?”
” I have no doubt that to protect themselves from you possibly shaming them, and wanting to keep you out of their sphere after shaming themselves, they preemptively paint you…
Consent. It is as simple as tea.
The UK explains consent in the most British way possible. With Tea.…
Asking For It
Perhaps this grotesque power play to “get some” by this brutish thug of a man and the attempts by him, his lawyer, his board and famous friends to, once again, keep it under wraps and blame…
Offutt Airman saves newborn minutes from death; named AFMS Trusted Hero
After severe weather left many with property damage, and even more without power, a patient missing an appointment might have been easily overlooked.
But for Senior Airman Taylor…
Hallelujah
Sailor Jerri is a Navy Veteran who loves to sing. She took her talent and rewrote ‘Hallelujah’ to honor the men and women in the military .
Sailor Jerri served our country from 2002 to
Marine is on a mission to provide service dogs for vets with PTSD
Former Marine Cpl. Cole Lyle served a 400-day deployment in Afghanistan, in a war now in its 16th year. Tasked to recover blown up vehicles outside the wire, he often faced the threat…
First black woman to lead West Point cadets ‘humbled’ by opportunity
When Simone Askew was in fifth grade, she saw military cadets march in formation across the field at an Army vs. Navy football game.
At that time she didn’t have a concept of what
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Military Sexual Trauma and Retaliation
This Soldier was retaliated against by her unit, ostracized by command and her peers and then forced to medically discharge without a opportunity to seek the proper diagnosis and …
They ‘lived and died as warriors:’ Army mourns Fort Bragg paratroopers’ deaths
Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, including one from North Carolina, were each on their first deployments, Army officials said Friday.
The Department of Defense …
John McCain Has Brain Cancer
“Cancer doesn’t know what it’s up against,” Mr. Obama tweeted. “Give it hell, John.”
New commander is highest ranking female officer in Afghanistan since war began
KABUL, Afghanistan — Army Maj. Gen. Robin Fontes on Saturday assumed the highest position of any female servicemember in Afghanistan since the war began, taking over command of Combined…
Korean War veteran’s Navy Cross is 66 years overdue
Naimo ran to their aid, exposing himself to withering enemy mortar, artillery and machine gun fire sweeping his company’s position: Hill 1052, near what would be called “The…
Marines, sailor killed in Mississippi crash identified
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve has identified the 15 Marines and one sailor who were killed Monday when their KC-130T crashed in the Mississippi Delta’s Leflore County. …