Are you or a woman veteran you know and love at risk for hypertension? Do what it takes to live a long and healthy life. Help knock hypertension out of the top three diagnosed problems for women vets.

H. R. 24 is an ACT to re-designate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Before you Sailors and Leathernecks start making your political views known, I thought you’d be interested in the man who sponsored this act: Walter B. Jones, Jr. (R-NC 3rd)

HR1701 will allow dishonorably discharged/dismissed individuals to change their record to honorable if a special review board determines he/she suffered from PTSD or TBI during their time of service. It also prevents active servicemen from being dishonorably discharged if they suffer from the same.

As a military brat, your child probably only cleaned his room right before you were about to be stationed somewhere else and the moving van was on the way. Written for your child, here is an article to help him see the adventure in obtaining a clean room.

When the World says, "Homeless Veterans"

Eventually, someone is going to desperately need your old buddy’s help to walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of PTSD. And he can’t help until he is where you are now.

Help yourself and help veterans by reading about five veteran-centered charities you may not have been aware of. They are based on hand-crafting items for use by our vets. I encourage you to support one of these – or one of the hundreds of other – charities which support our veterans.

Gung Ho is the story the establishment of a specialized Marine force trained in guerilla techniques. Once trained, this elite force successfully -- although with tremendous losses – took the island of Makin from Japanese control. Learn more about the facts behind this movie.

Go For Broke is the movie about the formation, deployment, and heroics of the 442nd, predominantly made up volunteers of ‘loyal American citizens of Japanese descent’. Learn more about this fantastic force.

There are many fantastic charitable organizations to assist veterans. However, I have come to the conclusion that for every good charitable organization for veterans, there are many not-so-savory ones. Here are some simple clues to help you decide who gets your money.