On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama addressed America and made the following announcement: “Tonight, I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended.”
The Washington Post shared what the President had to say in a feature. One of the things that he mentioned was that he was staying true to a pledge that [...]
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As the year progresses, Navy Week continues to make its way across America, and this week, the Navy is in Cleveland, Ohio!
A feature on the Navy Website shared that Navy Week Cleveland was kicked off by a performance by the U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Band “Four-Star Edition” at John Marshall High School on Monday, August [...]
Before the United States formally ends its combat operations in Iraq, President Barack Obama paid more than two dozen wounded soldiers a visit at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. On Tuesday, the President paid a visit to Fort Bliss, Texas, where he will expressed gratitude to soldiers for their service in Iraq, before returning [...]
The Vice-President of the United States is in Iraq to, among other things, mark the formal end of U.C. combat operations in the country.
He is set to preside over a military change-of-command ceremony scheduled on Wednesday, which will mark the beginning of “Operation New Dawn.”
Before the ceremony, Vice President Joe Biden spoke with top leaders [...]
It is a fact that we have shared quite a number of times; veterans come home with memories of the horrors of war, memories that some of them cannot simply turn off at will. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disease that many veterans suffer from, with symptoms that include insomnia, nightmares, and restlessness.
A feature [...]
One of the few remaining living Medal of Honor recipients is retired Navy Captain Thomas Gunning Kelley. He and his wife, Joan, recently paid a visit to the Sailors of the U.S. 6th Fleet headquarters on Naval Support Activity in Naples, while on a holiday in Italy, as shared in a feature on the Navy [...]





