Military Pen Pall Leads to 46 year Friendship

Abteaher's request for students to write tona soldier led to a 46 Year friendship. The long awaited meeting was a special event for the soldier, the teacher, and the student. The teacher was successful in making a difference fornthisnsoldier.

A GRAND OLD FLAG

PAYING REPECTS TO A FELLOW SERVICE MEMBER

They go unnoticed...those who guard the tomb

Recently I was blessed by going to Washington, D.C., on an Honor Flight from Indiana. I had the opportunity to watch the changing of the guards at the tomb of the unknown soldier. I also had the opportunity to speak with one of the sentinels about his job and the expectations of his job. These men and women truely are amazing and an elite group to learn about.

Memorial Day Reflections -

Reflections from a private WV physician who has treated veterans and military families in his office for over 40 years.

Local Doberman Honored as Lyons VA Hospital’s Therapy Dog of the Year

Doberman has had more than 3750 VA patient contacts @ Lyons VA Hospital in NJ

Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Vietnam

Preserving the history of a typical Marine Infantry Company during the Vietnam War. Delta has 134 names on The Wall including two MIA's.

On Creating a Military Family Memorial

As far as we know,there are only a couple of memorials related to military family members throughout the country; that's what makes unique the one recently installed in Santa Fe by the Museum of the American Military Family. It represents the mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, and spouses of all military services throughout our nation's history.

Blue Star Flag Found

In 2012, Bill Holmes, volunteer at The Terwilliger Hall Museum in Waterloo, NY, found the original Service flag from the First Presbyterian Church of Waterloo on EBay. He knew it was the original flag because the sale also included the original program from 1920. Bill purchased the flag and the program.

Big Jim and Little Joe

During the Vietnam war there were a million stories created of military actions, but not many about the contractors supporting them. Here's one of mine.

The Illusion of Vietnam

Coming back to Vietnam in 1996 wasn't pretty.

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