1SG Ernest Schmidt

March 15, 2023, marks the 104th anniversary of the founding of The American Legion and Auxiliary which was chartered in Congress as a patriotic Veterans organization.

 

What started as a caucus of war-weary Veterans of World War I in Paris, France quickly blossomed into one of the most powerful advoca...

My name is Dustin McClure and I’m originally from Oklahoma but now reside in Virginia. I am married with four children and two stepchildren. I served 15 years in the U.S. Army as both an enlisted and officer service-member with numerous job duties such as Military Police, Military Police Investigato...

As Veterans, all of us have invested a significant portion of our lives in serving our country.

 

After leaving the service, many Veterans choose to continue to invest in America by starting a business. In fact, almost six percent of all businesses in the United States are Veteran-owned and they emplo...

Pictured Dog: RoRo named after USMC Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan

 

Sheltering in place. Self-medicating. Feeling anxious. For a time, that’s how I experienced the effects of a service-related traumatic brain injury. The pain nearly consumed me.

 

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“Service in the 160th is a calling only a few will answer for the mission is constantly demanding and hard. And when the impossible has been accomplished the only reward is another mission that no one else will try.”

 

These lines from the Night Stalker Creed are a reminder of the key role Special Ope...