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Boy, 13, Youngest in Troop’s History to Achieve Eagle Scout
Zachary Ahlheim, 13, has become the youngest Eagle Scout in his Boy Scout troop's 65-year history.
"I've always just tried my best to be prepared...
Good Samaritans Out in Force Among Stranded Motorists in Record U.S. Snowstorm
With snow totals of anywhere from one to two feet falling across nine midwestern states along with brutalizing winds, the February snowstorm of 2011...
Operation Gratitude Sends 600,000th Package with Keys to Motorcycle
A charity rally to "Support the Troops" got very loud with two thousand cheering Operation Gratitude volunteers and the arrival of a very special...
Restaurants Offer Free Meals to Vets on Veteran’s Day
Veterans are getting a big thank you from companies that are providing free meals and discounts in honor of Veterans Day this week. Applebees,...
Final U.S. Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq
The last U.S. combat brigade rolled out of Iraq August 19 ending a seven-year military operation that toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein. The...
Afghanistan Finds 1.8 Billion Barrel Oilfield
Afghanistan said on Sunday it had discovered an oilfield with an estimated 1.8 billion barrels in the north of the war-ravaged country, after a...
Ten Hero Kids Voted Most Huggable, Each Awarded $10,000
Ten youth judged as this year's Huggable Heroes were honored today for their volunteer efforts at making the world a better place -- in...
Obama: New Rules Will Make PTSD Claims Easier for Veterans
President Obama announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs will begin on Monday to make it easier for veterans with Post Traumatic Stress...
Reflecting On Heroes Never Grows Old
As Independence Day nears for Americans, let's reminisce on one Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the "Hero of Gettysburg."
During the war between the states, this English...
Last Lakota WWII Code Talker Dies at 86: Tribute
During World War II, General Paul Mueller, commander of the U.S. Army's 81st Infantry, recruited a handful of soldiers from native Sioux tribes for...
British PM Apologizes for N.Ireland’s Bloody Sunday
Prime Minister David Cameron apologized on Tuesday for the 1972 killings by British troops of 13 Catholic protesters on Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday after...
Vets Donate Settlement Millions from Identity-theft Suit to Charity
Paying it forward. That's what a group of veterans is doing with a $20 million class-action settlement from the Department of Veterans Affairs over...
US Special Forces Apologize For Afghan Civilian Deaths With Sheep
ABC News- In the dusty Afghan village where U.S. troops killed two pregnant women and three other innocent civilians in February, a remarkable scene...
It’s National Cell Phone Recycling Week!
Last year, Americans turned in 11.7 million used cell phones, because recycling phones, PDAs, chargers, and batteries is so simple -- easier than buying...
Unprecedented Coordination Between Aid Groups on Display in Haiti
The good news from within the devestation in Haiti this week begins at the airport, where a U.S. Air Force ground control team...
Heartened by Global Response, UN and Ted Turner Send Millions to Haiti
The 192-member United Nations General Assembly observed a minute of silence yesterday as they stood in solidarity with the countless earthquake victims in Haiti....
U.S. Military Responds to Haiti Crisis
Yesterday the U.S. military began a massive relief effort in Port-au-Prince, Haiti after a devastating 7.0-magnitute earthquake struck Tuesday. Two C-130 transport...
Congress Approves Bill Helping Overseas Voters
For decades, Election Day has been just out of reach for many American troops and civilians abroad. After struggling to get the paperwork...
Hundreds of Thousands to Participate in National Day of Service Tomorrow
Inspired by the massive outpouring of volunteers helping out in the days and months after the World Trade Center tragedy, Congress and the President...
WWII Escapees Retrace Childhood Train Rescue
70 years ago as troops from Nazi Germany marched into Czechoslovakia, the British diplomat Sir Nicholas Winton transported 669 Jewish children aboard eight trains...