| Gold Star Wives celebrate 65 years of service Back during World War II, a small group of women met in a living room to lend support to those whose husbands were killed in the line of duty. Now 65 years later, that small group has become the Gold Star Wives of America, standing 10,000-strong with 60 chapters across America. army.mil |
Second phase of security guard conversion begins in August Next month, the Army will begin the second phase of converting almost 3,100 installation access control point security guard positions from contractor to federal employee status at 46 locations in the continental United States, Hawaii and Alaska. army.mil |
Family Matters Blog: Dr. Biden Urges Support of Military Families In her latest blog, AFPS' Elaine Wilson highlights Dr. Jill Biden's public service announcement that encourages all Americans to support military families. defense.gov |
Recovery in his sights: Amputee graduates from Special Forces Sniper Course John Wayne has toured Afghanistan and Iraq, hunted grizzly bears in Alaska and earned the Silver Star; and as of July, he is the first one-legged Soldier to graduate the Special Forces Sniper Course. army.mil |
Soldiers enjoy chance to play golf with pros There is a new four-letter word associated with golfers: BOSS. Fort Drum's Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers took 15 troops to participate in the annual Patriot Golf Day at Lakeview Golf and Country Club in Auburn on Monday. army.mil |