April 7, 2014 To my military child, April is set aside to honor the unique sacrifices made by our country’s military kids. Thirty days does not seem adequate for all you have given up in your young years. I recognize how hard it has been for you; in life’s busy days I may have forgotten… Read full post
At the 2013 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, Retired Army Colonel David Sutherland told an audience of military families: “The American people know what we are, but they don’t know us.” Col. Sutherland stressed to the AUSA attendees that our nation’s military and nonmilitary communities need to unite in… Read full post
Veterans’ benefits, military pay threatened as shutdown continues Each morning in classrooms around this nation, our children pledge allegiance to that American flag that is a symbol of freedom, of hope, and of promise. Yet as the clock tolled on Oct. 1, 2013, the government for which the red, white, and blue stands stopped working…. Read full post
