The holiday season is a special time for many military families and often serves as a way to re-connect with our loved ones and reinforce our family.

For many spouses and family members of the Coast Guard, the feeling of being secluded from other branches and the military can cause stressors in the way they support their families.

Since 2003 Operation Troop Aid has been providing support for US Troops stationed overseas and home.

Michelle Obama has two passions: tackling childhood obesity in children and ensuring that military families have the support they need.

We asked for your veterans stories for this Veteran’s Day and you delivered! Here are three of our favorites.

November is month of the Military Family and in honor of this celebration; the Veteran Journal will be providing information and resources on organizations that provide support and recognition to our men and women in service as well as their families.

Each month we talk to a new military spouse with a new story to tell. This month Karen Francis shares with us about being a military spouse but also being a military mom.

Japanese-American Vets to Receive Congressional Gold Medals. And, Veterans back a bill to create a registry of illnesses blamed on burn pits.

Today’s headlines: Showdown looming behind Pentagon’s suicide battle. And, study shows violence is more common among kids of combat veterans.

Working with the military, FINRA and the DoD created SaveAndInvest.org, a financial education program specifically designed to help military personnel and their families become more financially savvy.