Veteran Culture

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.

In the current Congress, there are 91 military veterans currently serving in the House and Senate. 17 military veterans are in the Senate and 74 in the House.

1. Mental Rehearsal Practicing in your mind can be just as powerful as practicing in the real world. An Olympic Gold Medalist taught me this, and it works. Every beginner has a low self-image until they prove competence in their learning skill. So practice building competence, including closing your eyes and practicing in your head. […]

When designing your home workshop, it can often be easy to get caught up in the details and forget about the big picture. After all, it’s a space you’re likely to spend a lot of time in.

It’s that time for peak fall colors and snowy winter days are perfect for outdoor activities. So bundle up and get outside for some winter fun!

The MCB Camp Lejeune FESD has held various events ranging from live fire exercises to children’s puppet shows. These events help show in real time what the fire department’s roles and capabilities are and how to stay safe at home.

Yes, it includes medals from competition but beyond that it includes a new purpose with even more meaning through the relationships of being with like-minded people, specifically at Warrior Games.

When Michaela Nicole Emert recently arrived one morning at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Everett, she was a hospital corpsman second class petty officer. She departed that same day as a commissioned officer in the Navy’s Medical Service Corps. For Emert, becoming a laboratory officer not only advances her chosen career specialty on an upward […]