These Three Touching Stories Will Help You Understand the Nature of War
In these animated shorts by StoryCorps – an organization whose mission is to provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve their individual history […]
Sole Survivor Lives Like We All Should
During his overseas deployment, Bobby Henline sustained life-threatening injuries when three artillery rounds buried in the ground blew up his Humvee. He was the attack’s sole survivor. Watch his incredible story, […]
LinkedIn Helping Veterans Find Jobs
On Veterans Day, LinkedIn launched a new hiring initiative exclusively for U.S. military veterans and service members. Through this program, veterans and service members qualify for a a free one-year account […]
U.S. Army’s Last Active Vietnam Draftee Retires
The last Vietnam draftee who has remained on active duty in the 2nd Infantry Division for 42 years, has retired. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ralph Rigby, 62, was drafted into […]
90-Year-Old WWII Veteran Arrested for Feeding the Homeless, Social Media Reacts
Arnold Abbott is guilty of being a good person – and in Florida, that’s a crime. Many people have reacted after hearing the story of Arnold Abbott, a 90-year-old WWII […]
A Long Journey Home for Two Unlikely Friends
An eight-year combat veteran met an unlikely battle buddy while deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. Recently, the two were finally reunited State-side. Staff Sargent Jesse Knott found a stray […]
Veterans Day Front Page Around the U.S.
SOURCE: Poynter In honor of Veterans Day, many newspapers have dedicated their front pages to show the many faces of the military in the U.S. Check out some of […]
“Battle Buddies” Honored in Veterans Day Parade
The New York Veterans Day Parade today will honor veterans from all branches of the military and will feature special guests. Among these guests are six K9s who honorably […]
Michelle Obama Wants You to be a Good Friend to Military Kids on Veterans Day
In a message for The Disney Channel, First Lady Michelle Obama is asking kids all around the world to be a good friend to the military kids in their communities. […]
[VIDEO] The History of Veterans Day
We all need a little history lesson every once in a while… But first, Happy Veterans Day! Today is one of the many days people around the U.S. take time […]
WWII Veteran Remembers his Journey from Germany to Normandy on Veterans Day
SOURCE: NJ.com In 1944, Seymour Atkins was a 19-year-old Army combat engineer when he became a part of American history that he or the world would never forget. This Veterans […]
A Veterans Day Message from Gen. Dunford
General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Comandant of the Marine Corps, recorded a special Veterans Day message wishing United States military veterans a Happy Veterans Day. The video was posted on […]
Military Appreciation Hits Home for Unique Vintage
Many businesses and retailers honor veterans and military service members every year with deals and discounts, but for some of these brands it’s more than just a discount. We had […]
JetBlue Unveils the ‘Vets in Blue’ Airbus
JetBlue Airways specially-painted one of its new A320 Airbus jets in honor of United States military veterans. The newly painted Airbus will be in service on and around Veterans Day […]
Happy 239th Birthday U.S. Marine Corps!
We over here at The STIREP would like to send a huge Happy Birthday to the Marine Corps and thank all the men and women who have served for their […]
Paralyzed Army Vet Walks Again on WWE
This is heartwarming! Friday night, the popular wrestling show WWE Smackdown took a moment away from its usual night of brawls and decided to highlight Sgt. Dan Rose, an Army Reserves […]
The Concert for Valor Preview and Civilian Salute
You don’t want to miss this! Salute a Veteran and hashtag #TheConcertforValor with your photo on Nov.11
Watch This Navy SEAL and his War Dog Rappel into Cowboys Stadium
Awwww poor pup, but I must admit this is kind of awesome! A Navy SEAL and his dog were given the opportunity to participate in Sundays NFL game between the […]
Meet the Men Who Created The First Military Helicopters
In 1921, Russian engineer George de Bothezat was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Air Corps to develop what would be the first American military helicopter to take flight. De […]
Navy Vet Saves 76-Year-Old Woman From an Attack
This is just a reminder that there are still good people in the world! Kendrick Taylor was on his way to the gym when he heard a woman in the […]