By Debbie Gregory. Sledge hockey, also known as sled hockey, is a very underrated sport. A variation of ice hockey, sled hockey is specifically designed for those with a physical disability. Invented in Sweden in the early 1960’s, sled hockey has become one of the most popular sports in the Paralympic Games. Professional hockey teams usually […]
By Debbie Gregory. It is a bittersweet time for soldiers and leaders within the U.S. Army, as the branch is looking to close ten of its remaining twenty-five Warrior Transition Units (WTU) by the summer of 2016. WTUs were implemented to provide personalized support to the wounded, injured and ill soldiers who require at least […]
By Debbie Gregory. November 5, 2009 is a day that will always live in the memory of anyone who was based at Fort Hood. That fateful Thursday, former Maj. Nidal Hasan entered his workplace, the Soldier Readiness Processing Center, and opened fire on its occupants. Hasan was convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder for […]
By Debbie Gregory. The University of Florida closed a fraternity Tuesday amid allegations that its members hurled drunken insults and spat at a group of disabled veterans at a Panama City Beach resort. The closing of Zeta Beta Tau’s fraternity comes a week after the school suspended the fraternity, which expelled three of its members, […]
By Debbie Gregory. In the military, there is usually a code of conduct to keep missions secret, even when completed. As civilians, we never truly know what happens on most of these missions. But one mission that has always sparked curiosity was the one that brought us the news that Osama bin Laden was dead. […]
By Debbie Gregory. April is observed by the Department of Defense (DoD) as the Month of the Military Child. It is also recognized as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. April was first declared Child Abuse Prevention Month by presidential proclamation in 1983. Since then, April has been a time to acknowledge the importance of families […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Infinite Hero Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that funds the programs that drive innovation and accessibility of effective treatments for returning military heroes and their families. The Infinite Hero Foundation, along with partners Team Red, White and Blue and Oakley, is hosting a surf clinic for military Veterans in conjunction […]
By Debbie Gregory. According to military accounts, American and allied forces in Iraq found approximately 5,000 chemical weapons, including bombs, warheads, and shells, stashed away by Saddam Hussein’s regimefrom 2004 to 2011. Most of the chemical weapons uncovered by the U.S. military pre-dated the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and were reported to be in deteriorating […]
By Joe Silva In the Post-9/11 United States, there are over 40,000 organizations, as well as dozens of government entities, that exist solely to provide resources and assistance to Veterans. For years, government leaders and Veteran advocates have called for the formation of a national coalition to best serve the Veteran community. Recently, the National […]
By Debbie Gregory. Since 2010, the U.S. Department of Veterans (VA) has provided programs that administer benefits and resources for family members who serve as caregivers to disabled military Veterans. These programs offer as much as $2,300 per month to the approximately 7,000 spouses, children and other loved ones of Veterans of the post-9/11 […]
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