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Battlefields to Farm Fields: Veterans Heal Themselves and Feed a Nation
Because the vast majority of America's farmers are aging fast, the country needs one million new farmers over the next 10 years to continue...
Vet’s Dogs Denied on Airline, Wrigley Heiress Sends Private Jet
A Marine family was set to book tickets on a cross-country flight for their move to North Carolina when, at the last minute, their...
Obama Presents Soldier With Medal of Honor for Conspicuous Bravery
President Obama yesterday presented the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Captain William Swenson for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life and...
Marine Tribute to the Bravest Four-legged War Hero Ever
Sgt. Reckless became a war hero to Marines fighting in Korea 60 years ago. The small Mongolian horse hauled supplies and ammunition on the...
Woman Who Lost Both Legs in Boston Bombing Just Found a Reason To Smile
A mother who is recovering in the hospital after losing both legs below the knee while watching the Boston Marathon went from being devastated...
Keeping Hands Busy Working on Cars Helps Disabled Soldiers to Heal
It's more than just a hobby. Working on cars and motorcycles, Read said, fills the aching void in his life left when his war...
Gotta Watch: Soldier Homecomings Caught on Video for Natl Geo Memorial Day Show
Since 9/11, more than 2 million service people have been deployed overseas, separated from the ones they hold most dear. But the strain of...
Military Families to Get Free Passes to National Parks
Members of the U.S. military and their families are being given free annual passes to national parks and iconic national monuments as part of...
US Troops Stop to Build Up Costa Rica After Helping Haiti
Recently an aircraft carrier docked in a port city near where I live in Costa Rica.
Hundreds of US military personnel - Navy and Marines...
Marine’s Paris Island Gets First Female Commander
Parris Island, the South Carolina military installation that has trained thousands of young Marines, has its first female commander, Brig. Gen. Lori Reynolds, who...
Top Marine Pledges to ‘Personally Lead’ Gay Integration Following Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal
The head of the US Marine Corps, Gen. James Amos, pledged to lead the effort to integrate openly gay Marines, one day after the...
U.S. Military Aims to Use 50 Percent Renewable Energy Within Ten Years
The U.S. military has proven one of the fiercest proponents of renewable energy, and for totally practical reasons -- most importantly cost and safety....
Urine-Powered Fuel Cells: Pee Power to the People!
Researchers have figured out a way to make the world's first urine-powered fuel cells -- a significant feat, because most fuel cell systems today...
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...
40,000 US-Donated Solar Radios Get Word Out and Charge Cell Phones in Haiti
Last week, an earthquake silenced telephone landlines and mobile services, leaving Haitians in the dark in more ways than one, but it's getting better...
Turning Air into Water? Gadget Does Just That
Remember those sweltering summer days when the air was so muggy you could practically drink it? A new home appliance is promising to make...
Toys For Tots Literacy Program Turns Dollars Into Books
While known for giving toys to under-privileged children during the holidays, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is teaming up with The UPS Store...
93-Year-Old Man Gets High School Diploma
Harold Pugh, a 93-year-old man from Minnesota, has finally received his high school degree. Pugh completed 2 1/2 years of high school before dropping...
Amputee Vets Get to Race BMWs for Fun (Video)
Giving injured Marines the chance to drive, and drive really fast is the goal of the Semper Fi Fund which is helping to...
Marine Mom Adopts Platoon
Maureen O'Haire gave birth to five children, adopted another four and cared for more than 50 foster kids. But now she's playing mother hen...