Rep. Bob Filner of California, the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, will be pushing for the creation of a trust fund that will ensure funding for long-term veterans care. According to a feature on the Navy Times, this proposal is in response to new estimates that show an increase of 30 percent [...]

A feature on the Navy website shared the start of a bike ride across America, for the benefit of the Naval Special Warfare Foundation. Six riders who will participate in the ride were given a ceremonial send-off in Coronado last Sunday. These riders were retired SEALs Mike Badger and Rob Rambeck; an East Coast-based SEAL; [...]

Navy SEAL Denis Miranda is home. A report on NJ.com shared that the remains of the 24-year-old Navy SEAL from Toms River arrived at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Monday. The post reported further that Miranda is the 25th service member who had ties to New Jersey to die in Afghanistan. Miranda enlisted in the Navy [...]

The annual Medal of Honor Convention, which gathers the living recipients of the highest military honor accorded by the United States of America, is being held this week in South Carolina, as shared in a feature on the Navy Times. The nation’s living heroes will be visiting schools, meeting with Citadel cadets and enjoying fellowship. [...]

In a previous post, we shared with you the discovery of what are believed to be the remains of two missing American soldiers who fought in the Pacific atoll of Tarawa in World War II. Clearly, the U.S. military does not want any soldier to be left behind, which is why, decades later, the military [...]

They will have different backgrounds and come from different cultures, but there will always be something to unify them. A mother will always be a mother, and they will share the same sentiments as other mothers all over the world. In a gathering in Iraq last Sunday, Iraqi and American mothers met and embraced each [...]