Paul Rieckhoff wants vets to help America ‘bring the temperature down’
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Taking off the uniform and retiring is fraught with fear and uncertainty. Luckily, you'll live. It might not seem like it sometimes after spending so much of your life in the military, but with a little persistence and patience, everything will be…
[brid video="115379" player="7965" title="Vets Get Real The VA"]In this latest episode of Vets Get Real, WATM talks to a group of …
For Tech. Sgt. Kate Barone, competitive weightlifting became more than just a way to break the monotony of a desk job as an Air Force information analyst. Instead, the Ohio native turned her after-work hobby into a new lifestyle that changed her lif…
The photographer behind the ultra-sexy "Always Loyal" coffee table book has created a sequ…
The reviews for "Suicide Squad" are in, and they're a mixed bag, to put it politely. The film disappointed critics, but fans were more forgiving. What's not in question, however, are military skills on display in the movie. That success is owed …
Jacqueline Carrizosa is a Navy veteran who successfully leveraged her military experience into an exciting civilian career. Her grit as a former rescue swimmer and gunner's mate helped prepare her to become a tough motocross competitor a…
[brid video="115370" player="7965" title="War Ink Suicide Butterflies"]Heather Hayes was an Air Force mechanic who deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan and has tattoos that tell the story of her time in uniform. To Hayes, "tatt…
The World War II story of "Jumpin'" Joseph Beyrle gives a whole new meaning to the saying: "Oh yeah? You and what army?" Actually, the Red Army, to be exact. Beyrle was a paratrooper with the legendary 101st Airborne, 506th In…
[brid video="115365" player="7965" title="Mighty On The Move Silkies Slow Ride"]On August 27, the All American Riders held a motorcycle ride and charity event to raise awareness for …
More than 400 Navajo Americans joined the military during World War II to transmit coded messages in their native language. The Japanese, even if they could break American codes, couldn't decipher the Navajo tongue. They were called Nav…
A legendary airman and World War II veteran who upheld his oath by fighting enemies both foreign and domestic recently passed away after weeks in hospice care. …
[brid video="115920" player="7965" title="War Ink Life On Pause"]Navy Corpsman Victoria Lord endured a difficult childhood in foster care before finding a home in the military. Deployed on a hospital ship during the Iraq War, Lord was profound…
The American Legion is calling on Congress to reconsider its position on marijuana, asking lawmakers to remove the drug from Schedule 1 of the federal Controlled Substances Act and reclassify it as a drug with "potential medical value."
A U.S. Army tanker who lost his arm to an IED attack in Iraq was able to manipulate a prosthetic arm for the first time since his 2007 injury. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland worked with Army Spc. Jerral Hancock …
The martial tradition, training, and dominating warrior spirit of Gurkhas means they will do things in a fight that wouldn't occur to even the most seasoned combat veterans. Gurkhas will fight outnumbered; they will fight outgunned. They hold their…
"I learned about the Semper Fi Fund through a class I was in at Camp Pendleton, California, to learn more about traumatic brain injuries and how they affect you," says Sergeant Nora Mund, who was deployed to Afghanistan for seven months in 2010. …