Returning Combat Veterans Offered Marriage Retreats

Two VA chaplains from Augusta, Georgia came up with the idea to give combat veterans and their spouses an opportunity to readjust after returning from war. “Research shows that 70 percent of our combat Veterans are experiencing marital problems,” VA Chaplain Ron Craddock told the VA Health Care online news. “Twenty percent of them decide [...]

Dover Report: Remains of 9/11 Victims Went into Landfill

The lack of command authority and structure at the Dover Port Mortuary led to the mishandling of cremated remains of soldiers and some 9/11 victims according to a report just released. Former U.S. Central Command head, retired  Gen. John Abizaid led the subcommittee of the Defense Health Board charged with looking into the mishandling of [...]

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner at the White House?

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle are hosting a dinner Wednesday to honor Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn and their families. Most of those invited remain in active duty and represent all ranks and service branches. Service members will come from across America and include National Guard and Reserve. The invited [...]

Blinded Naval Academy Grad Invited to Swim in Paralympics

  Brad Snyder, a 2006 U.S. Naval Academy graduate and swim team captain,  has earned an invitation to swim with the U.S. Paralympic Team in the London 2012 Games. Snyder competed in his first swim meet this past weekend since being blinded by an explosive six months ago in Afghanistan. Swimming the 50 free at [...]

Army Mom Responds to Burning of Korans

It is unclear yet if it was a very bad decision or an inadvertent error, as the President stated in his written apology, which resulted in the burning of Korans at the Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan.   In either case, it is deeply troubling and quite honestly mind numbing that this could happen. Anyone who knows [...]

MacDill Air Force Base Helps Transfer Spanish Gold

More than 17 tons of shipwreck treasure is on its way from Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base to the Spanish government. The estimated $500 million worth of gold and silver coins was discovered in 2007 by Odyssey Marine Exploration of Tampa. The treasure hunting corporation found a shipwrecked Spanish galleon sunk by British warships off [...]

Military Families: “You Are the Expert” Writing Contest

And the winners are … Here are the top entries from the first Military Bases.com “You Are the Expert Writing Contest”: First Place: Staying Connected During Deployment By Erin from Deployment Diatribes … There are lots of ways to help your kids and spouse stay connected. In our family, before my husband left, he bought [...]

A Military Wife’s Letter to Her Deploying Soldier

The following letter was written by the wife to her husband, a Georgia National Guardsman preparing to deploy. However, it’s significance reaches well beyond her family. Jennifer Chaloux’s letter to her husband, Spc. Matthew Chalou was sent to me by another military wife a day after her husband deployed for a fifth time in their [...]

Photos from “7 Incredible Tank Graveyards”

Truly mesmerizing photos of abandoned and rusting tanks. Thanks to EnvironmentalGraffiti.com, an online magazine, which published the article and photos “7 Incredible Tank Graveyards“. From the seas to the desert, below is a photo taken in Kuwait. Check out the online article written by Simone Preuss which includes 34 photos of tanks in varying conditions [...]

Army Drawdown: 9 Things You Need to Know

The Army Times offers insights into who will feel the biggest impact from the budget-driven drawdown scheduled to begin March 1 such as anyone who can’t pass the PT test, physical fitness test or “terminal” NCOs. These are the nine areas Army Times staff writers Jim Tice and Lance M. Bacon say to watch: Enlisted [...]