Veteran Culture

You’ve done your twenty years and a wake up, are ready to retire or start a new life elsewhere, but where to go?

A former Old Guard to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reflects on his military service and shares insights on enticing the new generation of Soldiers

Project Refit is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting isolation and loneliness among veterans and first responders through innovative on and offline programs. They host multiple retreats, social events, and fundraisers throughout the year to help accomplish their laudable mission.

Our nation’s heroes are the men and women who served in the US military.

As a table game dealer at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, disabled veteran Trey Peterson had thrived, ranking in the top 1% among his 3,500 coworkers, receiving regular performance-based bonuses, and never receiving any disciplinary action. However, all that changed when Trey did the right thing and reported dangerous OSHA violations to the government, effectively resulting in his termination.

War is especially horrifying for those civilians living around and between as well as soldiers deployed on ground zero of the conflict.

Albert H. Woolson was the last Union Army veteran of the American Civil War who lived to see the Cold War—before passing away in 1956.

During a recent dining event, a WWII Rainbow Division veteran shared his combat stories with the division’s new generation of Soldiers.

The Team Andersen Linebacker of the Week recognizes outstanding enlisted, officer, civilian and total force personnel who have had an impact on achieving Team Andersen’s mission, vision and priorities.

A deserted city street. The distant ruckus of drunken revelers, laughter, Christmas carol fragments. Under the faint glow of street lights a flurry of snowflakes drifts to the frigid cobblestone surface, then swirls aside as a girl sprints past.  Bare feet. No coat. Mid-twenties. She darts through an intersection. Then another. Street names she can’t […]

The best thing about being a 12-year-old band of brothers (and sisters) is that we now have a comprehensive collection of stories we’ve built over the years.

For this old Warrior, Veterans Day is a time to pause and reflect on the service of those men and women who have sacrificed over the years so that we all may enjoy a greater sense of peace.