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The 5th Annual U.S. Military Spouse Contest

Sara Taney Humphreys | Posted 05.16.2013 | Impact
Sara Taney Humphreys

For the past few years, as a special thank you to our service members and their families, I've held a contest just for military spouses. It turned out to be an incredibly rewarding experience.

Flammable or Inflammable

William B. Bradshaw | Posted 05.03.2013 | Business
William B. Bradshaw

"Inactive" means not active; ""incapable" means not capable; "inseparable" means not separable; and on and on the examples go. It doesn't make sense that "inflammable" means flammable. But we need to keep in mind that it's not always easy to translate one language accurately into another.

War Tourism: A Moral Dilemma

Dinouk Colombage | Posted 04.01.2013 | World
Dinouk Colombage

"History is written by the victors" is a phrase that can often be associated to a post-conflict country. As such, nations must be careful when promoting war tourism, ensuring that they do not blur the line dividing facts and propaganda.

WATCH: Tapping for Vets and Others Who Have Experienced Horrors

Brad Yates | Posted 05.15.2013 | Healthy Living
Brad Yates

One of the greatest things being done with tapping right now is its use with vets. There have been many great successes in relieving the PTSD our troops so often bring home with them.

The Effects and the Reality of the Vietnam War as a "2nd Generation Legacy"

Suzanne Edwards | Posted 05.11.2013 | Impact
Suzanne Edwards

A great number of veterans and their families will forever be captured in this black hole as its force can be too great to escape. Perhaps this is the enduring legacy of the Vietnam War.

Yoga: Inspired to Serve Our Troops

Rob Schware | Posted 04.28.2013 | Healthy Living
Rob Schware

This is an interview with Ann Richardson, who works with wounded, ill, and injured United States Marines. She travels extensively as an instructor for Special Warfare working with both able-bodied and injured men and women.

Why You Should Show Our Female Vets Some Love

Lisa Cypers Kamen, MA | Posted 04.17.2013 | Impact
Lisa Cypers Kamen, MA

In February, we're told that our minds should revolve around foil-wrapped chocolates, bouquets of flowers and celebrating how much our loved ones mean to us. But we should also remember the military women struggling to return to their civilian lives as mothers, wives and friends.

Remember When "I Support the Troops" Was Part of Our Political Discourse?

Byron Williams | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Byron Williams

Now that America's longest war is scheduled to conclude by 2014, shouldn't a second GI Bill specific to the 21s-century soldier be under consideration?

Those Who Say 'I Support the Troops' Really Don't

Michael Moore | Posted 03.05.2013 | Politics
Michael Moore

I don't support the troops, America, and neither do you. Here's what I do support: I support them coming home. And the best way you can support me -- and the ideals our country says it believes in -- is to get out of the military as soon as you can and never look back.

Army Soldier Found Dead In Barracks On Alaska Military Base

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 02.24.2013 | Crime
AlaskaDispatch.com

A soldier was found dead Christmas morning in barracks on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a military base for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force locate...

Stockings For Soldiers (VIDEO)

Bus 52 | Posted 02.23.2013 | Good News
Bus 52

Christmas time is a joyful time for families to come together, no matter their religious affiliations, and for the service women and men who are deplo...

The Man in the Snow

Daniel Davis | Posted 02.20.2013 | Impact
Daniel Davis

Soldier families suffer indescribable pain and suffering from dealing with those hundreds of thousands of casualties. But to most of us the above is a stat sheet; merely numbers. We are unable to relate to what those numbers mean in a practical, emotional, and spiritual sense.

Remembering a Soldier's Face

Helen Davey | Posted 02.06.2013 | Healthy Living
Helen Davey

In fact, it was I who never, ever has forgotten his face. I had, indeed, memorized it. I close my eyes and I can see him clearly after almost 45 years. I had the privilege of being with him in his last hours.

U.S. Military History In Belgium

Andy Kutler | Posted 02.02.2013 | Travel
Andy Kutler

if asked about the bloodiest fighting in American history, few would likely point to a tiny Belgian hamlet called Bastogne, just across the border from Luxembourg.

Giving Thanks to Our Nation's Finest

Kevin O'Brien | Posted 01.21.2013 | Impact
Kevin O'Brien

As you sit down tomorrow with your family to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner, think of the men or women in Afghanistan who is away from their family, or the family who does not have their father, mother, brother, or sister at home, and take just a silent minute to say THANKS!

In Post-Deployment Reintegration, Families Struggle To Reconnect

HuffPost Live | Posted 11.16.2012 | Impact

With two wars drawing to a close, military families that were accustomed to living apart are reintegrating. On a segment for HuffPost Live, guests Jef...

The Best Videos Of Dogs Welcoming Their Soliders Home

Posted 11.12.2012 | Comedy

Veteran's Day is November 11, and in honor of our men and women in uniform we've rounded up our all-time favorite videos of soldiers being welcomed ho...

Six Ways to Honor Our Veterans

Joshua Kors | Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics
Joshua Kors

Forget wearing a flag pin. Or slapping a "We Support the Troops" bumper sticker on your Prius. This Veterans Day push yourself to do something that's actually meaningful. Here are six ways to honor our soldiers.

A Veterans Day Tribute to Those Who Are Still Coming Home - from Vietnam, Korea, WWII and WWI

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 01.09.2013 | Impact
Megan Smolenyak

Though many don't realize it, "no man left behind" is much more than an expression. The U.S. military genuinely does all it can to recover soldiers from all conflicts, and for more than a decade, I've had the privilege of contributing to cases pertaining to WWI, WWII, Korea and Southeast Asia.

52 Reasons to Vote for Obama: #2, Ending the War in Iraq: A Promise Kept

Bernard Whitman | Posted 12.22.2012 | Politics
Bernard Whitman

In his inaugural address, President Obama declared, "We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people," and on his first full day in office, January 21, 2009, Obama ordered his national security team to conduct a comprehensive review of the situation in Iraq.

It's Long Past Time to Admit: The Military Solution in Afghanistan Has Failed

Robert Greenwald | Posted 12.05.2012 | World
Robert Greenwald

Co-authored by John Amick Sunday, October 7, marks the 11th anniversary of the Afghanistan war, now the longest war in U.S. history. This date pr...

The 2,000th Death in a War That 'Should Be Over'

Dorian de Wind | Posted 12.01.2012 | World
Dorian de Wind

On June 14, in its now all-too-familiar, all-too-businesslike format, the Department of Defense announced the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

WATCH: How Washington Screwed A Generation Of Vets

Posted 09.27.2012 | Impact

Senate Republicans blocked a bill Wednesday that would have provided a billion dollars towards helping veterans find work. The reason? They cited the ...

County Implements Reserved Parking For Wounded Vets

Posted 08.17.2012 | Impact

var src_url="http://video.foxnews.com/v/embed.js?id=1790104430001&w=466&h=263">Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com The community of Onslow...

Tragic Stats Revealed On Army Suicides

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 08.21.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Suicides among active-duty soldiers in July more than doubled from June, accelerating a trend throughout the military this year that has...