National POW/MIA Recognition Day Sept. 17
Air Force Capt. John Clark flew an RF-4C Phantom II over North Vietnam. After being shot down, he spent nearly six years in captivity.
#VeteranOfTheDay Merchant Marine Veteran William Scott Chambers
On the Merchant Marine birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Merchant Marine Veteran William Scott Chambers, who served the war effort from 1941 to 1945.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Ronald Rosser
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ronald Rosser, who served during the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a paratrooper and forward observer.
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Calvin Moore
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Calvin Moore, who was one of the Montford Point Marines who integrated the service during World War II.
The Art of Medicine, from an Old Country Doc
Before physicians had science, they relied on the art of medicine, which, according to Hippocrates, consists of three things: the disease, the patient and the physician.
#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Heather Lori Belanger Sandler
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Heather Lori Belanger Sandler, who served on ships supporting both Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Defense, CIA, Park Service, VA share history
The Department of Defense and VA naturally share a relationship as military members transition to Veteran status. But for one group of Veterans, that relationship included the CIA and National Park Service. The Office of Strategic Services, or OSS, brings together these federal groups, as visitors learned Nov. 2 during the Prince William Forest OSS Day.
#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Ralph Albertazzie
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Ralph Albertazzie, who piloted hundreds of missions around the world, including Air Force One.
Veterans Legacy Program: Sfc. Gil Ramos-Rivera, from Puerto Rico to Korea to Vietnam
Sfc. Gil Ramos-Rivera was born and raised in Puerto Rico and served in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. He is one of thousands of Puerto Ricans who have served in the military as U.S. citizens in every conflict since World War I. After Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory in 1898, the Army created the 65th Infantry Regiment, a segregated unit composed almost [...]
Women’s Equality: Know the past, appreciate the present, focus on the future
Women's Equality Day is the congress-designated day we commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution and the work of women’s suffrage advocates who worked to guarantee women the right to vote--a monumental step towards women’s equality in today's workforce.
Filipino Veterans of World War II awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
75 years after the United States entered World War II, Filipino Veterans received national recognition when they were recently awarded the Congressional Gold Medal – the highest civilian honor the United States can bestow.
A former POW reflects on the brutality of the Korean War
For Korean War Veteran and former prisoner of war Benito Anguino, the horror of war and life as a POW is something he wanted to forget.
