Our current Featured Video is ‘Remember Me‘. I’m happy to report that the video below has been watched over 25 million times on YouTube. If you haven’t seen the “Remember Me” video please take 5 minutes and watch it as it’s worth it and they deserve a few minutes of our attention and appreciation. The [...]

My first cousin and his wife, Kenny and Jennifer, were killed 7 years ago today when the plane they were flight attendants on was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon at about this time of day. Watching the memorial services this morning has the harsh realities of that day and the pain swelling up again [...]

George F. Will wrote this piece “The Knock on the Door” and the more people that read it, the better. So at the risk of having the Washington Post lawyers come after me here it is in it’s entirety: By George F. Will Washington Post – Sunday, July 6, 2008; Page B07 “The curtains pull [...]

I discovered this great resource a couple of years ago and it never occurred to me to write about here until just now when I came across a borrower whose headline is “OOPS– lost a leg“. Seems the husband of this borrower is a recent amputee and they need to do some remodeling of their [...]

American Veterans with Brain Injuries (AVBI) is a grassroots* effort that offers support to brain injured American Veterans and their families. They offer support through their web site, on line forum, live chat, advocacy, and public awareness. Their site offers moving personal stories, resources, and announcements of services available to these American Veterans. The AVBI [...]

The Wounded Warrior Project – The greatest casualty is being forgotten… The folks who run the Wounded Warrior Project are doing everything they can to muster up support and opportunities for the men and women who have been injured while serving our country. Sure we’ve all heard the statistics, but there’s a man or women [...]

It’s nice to come across an organization that’s all about military families. It’s not just the soldier who sacrifices during deployments especially during times of war. NMFA is a nonprofit dedicated to serving military personnel and their families. They offer information on available programs and services and a wealth of pertinent news for those living [...]

I was thrilled to learn that one of my all-time favorite charities, the USO, opened a center in Iraq! Not only is this great news for the troops there, but it’s further evidence that things are stabilizing over there. All good news for the troops. The USO has opened its first center in Iraq, right [...]

The four military comebacks below were emailed to me from a retired multi-star General whose name shall remain confidential: Colin Powell Sets an Archbishop Straight When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building’ by [...]

Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation has been serving U.S. military veterans since it’s founding in 1957. Their Veterans Business Training Center offers a highly effective job training program to assist “disabled veterans” in becoming “able veterans”. The mission of the Veterans Business Training Center is to train disabled veterans for potential careers [...]