Soldiers

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February 14, 2023
France’s defense minister has denounced the way he says French soldiers deployed in Africa appear to be depicted in the…
September 6, 2020
In 2015 Trump said, in reference to John McCain, 'I like people who weren't captured.' He concluded, 'I don't like…
April 2, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The new rules designate the appropriate sizes of braids and cornrows and ban dreadlocks of any kind...
March 18, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is presenting 24 Medals of Honor in a rare ceremony meant to commemorate acts…
November 11, 2013
OPINION - We as veterans are a strong and resilient community, but there is no doubt that we need our…
January 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in…
November 12, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - From sea to shining sea, the nation paid tribute to its members of the armed services...
October 2, 2012
Military Times - Men and women in the armed forces have lower rates of most cancers -- except breast cancer,…
June 28, 2012
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - President Barack Obama is meeting with wounded service members from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan…
May 28, 2012
OPINION - As we memorialize and pay tribute to all of our fallen heroes on this year’s Memorial Day, it…
May 28, 2012
SLIDESHOW - This Memorial Day, theGrio has compiled a list of African-American war heroes who have left their mark on…
March 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Veterans can find it difficult to get hired because some employers worry their skills do not translate…
January 22, 2012
SLIDESHOW - America's first black military fighter pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen used their intelligence, skill, and courage to ignore discrimination…
June 27, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Female soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have a more difficult time reintegrating back into society and…
June 22, 2011
OPINION - So maybe we don't throw a parade. But maybe we find meaningful solutions to provide more educational and…
June 15, 2011
Confederate law prohibited slaves from serving as soldiers until March 1865, when it was changed in a last-gasp effort to…
June 3, 2011
VIDEO - Bank patrons in Florida owe a heap of gratitude to an off duty soldier -- and it is…
May 30, 2011
OPINION - Women serve in all four armed forces, ranking from private to general. Like our brethren, we are trained…
May 27, 2011
"That ceremony on May 1, 1865 was actually the first recorded Decoration Day or Memorial Day," said David Blight, author…
March 4, 2011
CLUTCH - Can years of enduring racial discrimination leave a person as damaged as a returning soldier? New research seems…