Military Life
The true spirit of the holiday season is to spread hope and kindness. One of the best ways to participate is to give to those in need. Many of our fellow military service members and veterans find this time of year to be a financial burden. The cost of purchasing
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One of the biggest battles that many of our military service members and veterans face when returning home is combat trauma. Recovering from trauma is extremely difficult to recover from on your own. Attempting to self-medicate to fix these issues can affect their quality of life, relationships, abuse of medications,
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) is a nonprofit who services veterans and service members. The roots of this organization go back to the late 1800s when the American Veterans of Foreign Service and the National Society of the Army of the Philippines worked together to
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It was not uncommon during the Middle Ages for soldiers to be unaware of who their commanders were. Many of them had no clue as to what they even looked like. Change of Command ceremonies today allow troops an opportunity to not only witness the change of command, but also
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On the third Friday in September, the United States recognizes National POW/MIA Recognition Day. This is a day to honor and remember past and present Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. On Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a crowd gathered for a Wreath Laying Ceremony at Memorial Grove to pay their
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There are more than one million spouses who are tasked with taking care of home while our servicemembers are away. But a select few step up to provide extra service and leadership to others in their community. They do it because they know they can be a shoulder to lean