By Michelle Obama and Jill Biden This has been a summer of homecomings. In marking the end of the American combat mission in Iraq, we have now welcomed home nearly 100,000 of our troops from that war. Across the country, … Continue reading →

Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing blue every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be called the ‘silent majority’ We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country … Continue reading →

Here are two very touching photos honored this year. First Place Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News When 2nd Lt. James Cathey’s body arrived at the Reno Airport , Marines climbed into the cargo hold of the plane and draped … Continue reading →

“It is, as always, a privilege to serve America.” These words, found in the closing of a letter from General David Petraeus in Afghanistan to Operation American Heroes founder, John Carloss, illustrate the attitude of service and patriotism that is … Continue reading →

By Gregg Zoroya USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Faced with a rise in suicides among Marines, the service is ordering training for all immediate supervisors — sergeants and corporals — to become more involved and knowledgeable about the intimate details of … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — On good days, Michelle Briggs has to remind her 40-year-old husband to shower and eat. On bad days, she lifts him out of bed and picks him up when he falls. Robert W. Briggs, a former Army … Continue reading →

By LINDSAY WISE Houston Chronicle Army recruiter Nils Aron Andersson sat behind the wheel of his brand-new Ford F-150, firing round after round into the truck’s CD player and radio with a .22-caliber semiautomatic pistol. Spent cartridges littered the seats … Continue reading →

By Gregg Zoroya USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Army commanders are failing at the day-to-day task of monitoring troubled young soldiers in their barracks back home, which is helping push suicides to record numbers, the head of the Army’s suicide task … Continue reading →

By Cynthia Lescalleet Memorial Examiner John Carloss, founder of Operation American Heroes Foundation and owner of Venetian Blind & Floor & Carpet One, is determined to forge a financial safety net to help existing veteran support organizations. John Carloss, founder … Continue reading →

By Mike Mount CNN Senior Pentagon Producer WASHINGTON (CNN) — The suicide rate among U.S. Army soldiers jumped in May — continuing a four-month upward trend and on a record pace for a second straight year, according to Army statistics … Continue reading →