theGrio

Back to the Top

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • Entertainment
    • Music
    • The Dish
  • Health
    • Ask Dr. Ty
    • Black Men’s Health
    • Black Women and Breast Cancer
    • Back to School Health
  • Living
    • Travel and Leisure
    • Living Forward
    • Books
  • Politics
    • Perry on Politics
  • Sports
  • News
    • Good News
  • Opinion

U.S. Army

Letters sent to-and-from war zone sparked amazing friendship.

Soldier meets her pint-sized pen pal

Jaye Watson, NBC News
VIDEO - Holding a teddy bear and wearing her U.S. Army field uniform, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Veronica Davis strains to see through the thick crowd emerging from the escalator at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Major General Marcia Anderson

1st black female Major General praises equality

theGrio
LOS ANGELES - For the first time ever on Thursday, soldiers at Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos stood for a female African-American Major General.
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Army Capt. Lynette Jones took a break from preparing for her third tour of duty to receive the 51st District Veteran of the Year award Thursday, June 28, in Sacramento

Veteran of the Year

theGrio
A decorated Southern California veteran who colleagues called “the way of the future” was named the 51st District’s Veteran of the Year...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)

  • Learn about our User Panel

    Read More

  • See What Your Friends Are Reading

  • More from theGrio

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Politics
  • Living
  • Video
  • Inspire
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with TheGrio
  • About
©2013 NBCUniversal
Powered by WordPress.com VIP