Veteran Stories
Veterans in Pop Culture: Warrior
Mortuary Mishaps- A Widow Waits 60 Years For News About Her Husband
Some call it the military spouse’s worst nightmare: a car arrives with uniformed servicemembers bearing a telegram that says his or her spouse has died. Yet, what if no telegram ever arrives, but … [Read more...]
Heroes Coming Home to Death and Destruction
The day before Christmas, 22-year old Afghanistan veteran Christopher Sullivan was thrown a party to welcome him home to San Bernadino, California. His family and friends were relieved to see him on … [Read more...]
Member of The Purple Heart Battalion
As the spouse of a Japanese-American whose family came to Hawaii to pick pineapples, my husband’s immediate family was not subject to internment during World War II. But his extended family in … [Read more...]
Your Veteran Stories! | Happy Veteran’s Day
Guy Mitchell wrote:23,Oct. 2011, 40 years since DEROS. It was a beautiful, cool, crisp, mostly sunny fall morning in our nations Capitol. I've come to pay my respects at THE WALL. It's been 40 … [Read more...]
My Hero
Army Spc. Qiyu “Steve” Luo, had just returned from active duty, was one of the first responders in the New York Army National Guard who were on duty on 9/11, according to Donna Miles of the … [Read more...]
July Book Review: Vino in Vo
By Angela CabanAs a writer, I read many books. And I can’t complain about this task because I love to read. So when I come across a book that is a great read and inspirational to the military … [Read more...]
Calling WWII Veterans
Dear Sir/ madam, My name is Konstantin Suslov. I am a final year student at Middlesex University, studying photography. The purpose of this article is to find people who are willing to take part … [Read more...]
The Joy of Sock Water
The first time I heard someone use the phrase “Sock Water”, I did not have a vision of a cool refreshing drink. The image of someone using their sock as a crude form of water purification came … [Read more...]
