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Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Red Cross - We're Here for the Troops Marsha J. "Marty" Evans wants to get the word out to service members and their families across the United States and around the globe: "If your family needs to reach you in an emergency, the American Red Cross will be there."

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: 'The American Soldier' It seems timely this Veterans' Day to reprint the following, which first ran in the Columbian Centinel, Issue No. 2,432, published in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 22, 1807.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: When Professional Athletes Went to War When Pat Tillman, the hard-charging safety for the Arizona Cardinals, relinquished a multi-million dollar contract to join the Army with the professed goal of making it as a Ranger, he immediately became an anomaly: In this era of pampered, million-dollar ballplayers, he is a throwback to an earlier age, when the best athletes in America gave some of the best years of their professional careers to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war.

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: Our Trip to Normandy My husband, Albert, who served with the 1st Engineer Special Brigade, landed on Utah beach at D plus four hours. Although he never spoke to his family about his experience there, when he would get together with one of his Army buddies, they would reminisce about their times in Africa, England, France, and finally Okinawa, and remember funny stories but not the gun fire.

WeSalute Awards Cover Story: Florence Aby Blanchfield, 1882-1971 As superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps from 1943 to 1947, and the first woman to be commissioned in the regular army of the United States, Florence Aby Blanchfield was among the most respected nurse leaders of the twentieth century. Devoting a significant part of her illustrious career to serving her country, Blanchfield’s military experiences included meritorious service in World War I and World War II.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: A Time for Remembrance For many, last week’s “Rolling Thunder” motorcycle ride on Washington D.C. was a time to shine the spotlight on the unresolved issues of MIAs and POWs. For others, it was an opportunity to remember those who paid the ultimate price in the Vietnam War.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: The Origin of Memorial Day Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with more than two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Veterans Advantage Makes Special Memorial Day Donation Veterans Advantage, a nationwide membership program providing private-sector benefits for Veterans and their families, announced today it will be attending the 15th anniversary ‘Rolling Thunder’ motorcycle ride in Washington D.C. this Memorial Day Weekend, and is honoring the spirit of the cause by donating 25% of all membership fees generated at the event to the ride organizers.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Setting the Record Straight on POW Frauds, Imposters, and Wannabes As the image of the Vietnam veteran has achieved a startling transformation from pariah to status symbol over the past fifteen years, the number of frauds and wannabes claiming to have served in Southeast Asia - in "special ops" and "clandestine activities" - has proliferated.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Veterans Advantage Members Enjoy Free Private Screenings of Blockbuster Movies The spirit of the battles past is alive and well among theatergoers nationwide who are flocking to see ‘Hart’s War’ and ‘We Were Soldiers,’ dramatic films starring Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson, respectively. Veterans Advantage provided advanced screenings last month free of charge, before the nationwide rollout of the films, for Veterans Advantage members in the Washington DC area.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: 60 Years Later, Remembering Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, the world changed. American service members based in Hawaii saw that seminal moment in history, and those alive today still vividly remember that Sunday morning 60 years ago.

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: For Emma Lampert, 'Miss USO 2001,' Singing for the Troops Has Been a Blast Emma Lampert never knew that one of her "absolutely favorite aunts," Frances Conti, had been a performer. "She was very funny," Emma remembers. "She had a Lucille Ball-ish personality. She was always singing and tap dancing. When she died, she was even buried in her red tap shoes."

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: A Rebuilt Vietnam Veterans Plaza Is Rededicated in New York City The Friday before Veterans Day dawned brisk and bright, auguring a near perfect Indian summer day to dedicate the reconstructed Vietnam Veterans Plaza in downtown Manhattan, and to rededicate the glass block-and-granite memorial that is the centerpiece of the plaza.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: DoD Secretary Offers Encouragement In Veterans Day Speech Because of the ongoing worldwide war against terrorists, this Veterans Day is different from previous years. The events since the attack on our nation -- and on world order itself -- gave rise to a fresh appreciation for those in uniform. Since September, Americans young and old alike have instinctively turned to our military as the symbolic, yet also very real, source of national strength.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Gettysburg On June 3, 1863, a month after his dramatic victory at Chancellorsville, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee began marching his Army of Northern Virginia westward from its camps around Fredericksburg, Va.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: James Lee Burke "Most of my dreams about Vietnam were nightmares that at one time made me fear sleep. I used to drink three beers before bed so I would sleep through to the morning. But now somebody was carrying me in the warm rain and I knew that I was once again in the loving care of the soldiers in my platoon. I had heard the klatch under my foot in the dark on the jungle trail; then, as though I were a spectator rather than a participant, I saw myself covered with cobalt light, my body crawl with electricity, my soul light the trees like an enormous candle." -- from The Neon Rain

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: The Military Artwork of Richard Rezac John Rezac has had a long and productive career as a professional photographic retoucher and illustrator. Working with state-of-the-art imaging computers, he digitally manipulates images for such clients as Vogue International, Coca Cola, and Anheuser Busch.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Honoring African-American Korean War Veterans The Defense Department honored African-American Korean War veterans here July 23 in a three-part commemoration starting at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Why Civilian Control of the Military? Civilian control of the military is so ingrained in America that we hardly give it a second thought. Most Americans don’t realize how special this relationship is and how it has contributed to the country.

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: Hiroshi H. Miyamura War is a destructive, bleak picture that can make the skies of any canvas gray. For the picture to brighten it takes the heroism of a few ordinary men who look into the face of death, take on the challenges that break most men, and persevere.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Bessie Coleman Blazed A Path For Women Aviators Bessie Coleman would not be deterred. She spent her life following her dream and eventually died because of it, but she blazed a path that women aviators have followed ever since.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Espionage and Intrigue on the Eve of War With the downfall of communism and the demise of the Cold War, most novelists of espionage thrillers lost their bread-and-butter bad guy: the operatives of that "Evil Empire", the Soviet Union, who plotted to undermine the Free World.