The Story of Taps
Article by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images The 24-note melancholy bugle call known as “taps” is thought to be a revision of a French…
Women in the Military, Part 1 of 2
A Series by Lishamarie Hunter This is the first in a four part series highlighting females accomplishments and the evolution of their services to the country and military. I am…
The POW/MIA Table A Setting for One, A Table for All
By Annalisa C. Underwood For Navy Live, Oct 2014 If you’ve ever been to a military ball, stepped inside a chow hall, or attended an event at a military veterans…
Church Rules
Written by Kelvin Ramsey, Deacon of Friendship Baptist By the age of 16, George Washington had copied out what became known as the “110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior…
The Need for Understanding PTSD
Written by Nick Callazzo III, VP of Business Problem: 82% of all veterans who have experienced trauma were diagnosed at the Veterans Medical Center with PTSD, yet; there is no…
Recipe for a Happy Home
Cups of love 1 Quart of Faith 5 Spoons of Hope 2 Spoons of Tenderness 3 Cups of Forgiving 1 Barrel of Laughter 2 Cups of loyalty 1 Cup of…
Safe Holiday Shopping
Written by: Lishamarie Hunter Veteran It’s already October and the holidays are rapidly approaching, with more people shopping online, there are things we need to be careful about. We want…
Faith: A True Story
A junior officer was posted in an area of the Middle East that was a tinderbox ready for violence. He was in a small town that was safer than the…
Absolutely Dead Brilliant (An Obituary printed in the London Times)
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since…
I am the Flag
I am the flag of the United States of America. I was born on June 14, 1777, in Philadelphia. There the Continental Congress adopted my stars and stripes as the…