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Vet Pack

Nonprofit That Ferries WWII Vets to DC Landmarks Runs out of Money

“We had more than 100 vets waiting to go, some of them older than 100,” Saundra Cima, a volunteer with Honor Flight told the San Diego Union-Tribune. “It was very […]

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3 years ago1
Vet Pack

WWII Veteran, 93, Gets Ready for His Big Birthday Piano Recital

Every other week Jack Prince, 93, a military veteran, makes his way with the help of his wheelchair to the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. When he gets there, he sits […]

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3 years ago0
News

Professor After First Class Seat Is Given Up for Soldier: ‘I’m Trying Not to Vomit’

Tears of joy, of course, are a thing. A thing that only occurs when pure bliss and/or laughter summons a human being, and they embrace it with everything in their heart […]

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3 years ago7
Community News

Arlington Cemetery Seeking Expansion After Reaching ‘Critical Point’

Even with a soon-to-be-completed expansion, known as the Millennium Project, which will add 27 acres and about 28,000 burial sites starting this summer, Arlington National Cemetery is set to reach capacity […]

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3 years ago0
Vet Pack

How Helping a Heartbroken Buddy Put Army Vet on Path to Millions

You’ve heard of the classic “rags to riches” tale, maybe read a Horatio Alger story or two, but what about a “camo to riches” saga? The journey of United States […]

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3 years ago0
Aircraft

Remembering Airmen & Their Birds’ Painted Metal Noses

Nicknames. Enemies. Slogans. Animals. Pinup girls. In the United States military — the U.S. Air Force especially — the tradition of nose art is as rich, colorful and dynamic as the […]

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3 years ago0
Community News

See Soldier Step Out of Truck Into Pouring Rain to Salute Veteran

It didn’t matter what Mother Nature threw at him. Kenneth Varnes was going to get out of his truck and give the late military veteran passing before him in a […]

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3 years ago0
Humor

What Happens When an EOD Tech Lets His Fiancé Try on a Bomb Suit

This is either incredibly cruel, or incredibly funny (maybe a little bit of both). An EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) technician with the United States Navy decided to let his good […]

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3 years ago0
News

Paralyzed Vet in Wheelchair Robbed Outside Store in Memphis

Michael Perry, a military veteran whose paralysis confines him to a wheelchair to get around his Memphis hometown, was leaving a dollar store Sunday night when he noticed a pair […]

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3 years ago1
Community News

Soldier Stationed in Korea Saves Mother, Child From Raging Fire

Last month, while spending time together at their own apartment in Daegu, South Korea, Staff Sgt. Victor Gomoimunn and his wife, Nicole Lysiak, noticed smoke billowing out from the second […]

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3 years ago1
Community News

Justin Bieber Plays Hockey With Army Team in West Point

He may be Canadian, but that didn’t stop pop star Justin Bieber from suiting up with the red, white and blue recently — the United States’ very own Army West […]

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3 years ago0
News

Florida Man Arrested for Going AWOL 45 Years Ago

For 45 years, a man from Florida managed to successfully keep far enough away so as not to kept picked up by authorities after going AWOL from the United States Air […]

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3 years ago4
Vet Pack

Virginia Town Won’t Let Veteran Park Military Truck in Driveway

For years after his service ended, Iraq War veteran Mitch Powell turned over what seemed like every rock for the chance to be reunited with the vehicle that helped him get […]

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3 years ago3
Vet Pack

Double-Amputee Hero Marine Vet Officially Joins New York Police Department

He’ll be keeping the neighborhood safe … on wheels of steel. Well, titanium, actually. And not wheels per se … *** In 2011, as a United States Marine serving overseas, […]

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3 years ago0
Vet Pack

Starbucks Makes Big Promise Involving Veterans, Military Spouses

Coffee leviathan Starbucks, through their CEO Howard Schultz, announced that they’ve set a new goal — and it has everything to do with America’s military community. Schultz and his company […]

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3 years ago6
Humor

Air Force Crew Reenacts Mega Viral Baby-Interrupted BBC Interview

A few weeks ago, while conducting an interview at his home office (can’t stress “home” enough) in South Korea, Robert E. Kelly’s life as he knew it, was forever changed. […]

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3 years ago0
Vet Pack

Vietnam Vet Looking for Stolen Car, Man Who Beat Him Nearly to Death

Omar Sixto, 72, a Vietnam veteran and Miami resident, was doing what millions of Americans do on a nice Sunday afternoon: working on his car. A beautiful 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. […]

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3 years ago1
Vet Pack

This Marine Vet Squashes PTSD With Rock ‘N’ Roll (His Own)

“The night I got the phone call about Michael taking his life, the cameras were rolling. We were getting ready to go on stage in Sacramento.” “And I felt like […]

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3 years ago0
Vet Pack

Landslide Rescuers Search for Vet Who Gave Pooch His Army Blanket

“I came across it as I was getting ready to move, and I just started thinking about the encounter with the fella that I had on the morning that I […]

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3 years ago0
News

Governor Pardons Sailors in 1997 Murder of Navy Wife

On Tuesday, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe handed down absolute pardons to four former United States Navy sailors convicted of the 1997 rape and murder of a Norfolk Navy wife. Michelle […]

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3 years ago0
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