Proud American September 5, 2019 Navy veteran traveling across US to collect stories of fallen service members from Gold Star families Keith Sherman served in the U.S. Navy for 26 years and retired in October as a senior chief petty officer. His new mission: telling the stories of fallen service members through the voices of Gold Star families, those who have lost loved ones through military service. For them, “the grief never ends,” Sherman said.
Proud American September 3, 2019 First female US Airman earns Ranger tab An Air Force officer recently became the first female of her branch to earn a Ranger tab, joining nearly 300 other Ranger-qualified Airmen.
Proud American August 20, 2019 Teen honors father killed in Afghanistan with special graduation photos A Nebraska teen who was just a kid when her father died from an IED explosion in Afghanistan more than a decade ago found a way to honor him in her high school graduation pictures.
Pearl Harbor August 19, 2019 USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor on track for reopening, as Navy volunteers help to clean up iconic site An iconic site in Hawaii that's been closed for more than a year is on track to reopen sometime this fall and a group of Navy volunteers are making sure the USS Arizona Memorial will look it's best when visitors step on board again.
Pearl Harbor August 11, 2019 Twin brothers killed at Pearl Harbor laid to rest in Nebraska Twins who died decades ago aboard the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor were buried in Nebraska Saturday with full military honors in separate ceremonies.
Proud American July 23, 2019 Texas boy, 6, goes viral by saluting military at San Antonio airport A photo of a Texas first-grader saluting military members at San Antonio International Airport has gone viral.
Proud American July 3, 2019 Texas teen mows US flag into lawn to honor Army friend who died by suicide along US-Mexico border A Texas teen is honoring his late friend who was in the Army with a touching, patriotic tribute.
Proud American June 27, 2019 Fallen Heroes Memorial in Florida made of dog tags of fallen soldiers as American flag The Fallen Heroes Memorial is now stationed in Florida, honoring American veterans with a 28-foot-wide American flag made of the dog tags of fallen soldiers.
Proud American June 25, 2019 Trump presents Medal of Honor to former Army staff sergeant who rescued entire squad in Iraq President Donald Trump will present the Medal of Honor on Tuesday to former Army Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia for his actions as a squad leader in Fallujah, making him the first living Iraq War veteran to receive the recognition.
Proud American June 6, 2019 D-Day combat patches reproduced by California company honoring US soldiers To honor the soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy, a California company is reproducing combat patches from D-Day and making them available to relatives of those who fought in that epic battle.
Proud American May 27, 2019 Florida mailman spends his off days cleaning veterans' headstones A north Florida mailman spends his Sundays cleaning veterans' headstones at rundown cemeteries.