Soldiers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is presenting 24 Medals of Honor in a rare ceremony meant to commemorate acts of bravery that the government concluded should have been recognized long time ago…

OPINION – We as veterans are a strong and resilient community, but there is no doubt that we need our brothers and sisters to help us integrate back into the fold…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military’s ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war…

LOS ANGELES (AP) – From sea to shining sea, the nation paid tribute to its members of the armed services…

Military Times – Men and women in the armed forces have lower rates of most cancers — except breast cancer, that is. Breast cancer is affecting not only women in the armed forces at alarming rates, but male service members and veterans as well

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) – President Barack Obama is meeting with wounded service members from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at the Walter ReedNational Military Medical Center…

OPINION – As we memorialize and pay tribute to all of our fallen heroes on this year’s Memorial Day, it is important to embrace those soldiers who have been historically overlooked…

SLIDESHOW – This Memorial Day, theGrio has compiled a list of African-American war heroes who have left their mark on this great nation…

theGRIO REPORT – Veterans can find it difficult to get hired because some employers worry their skills do not translate to non-military work…

SLIDESHOW – America’s first black military fighter pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen used their intelligence, skill, and courage to ignore discrimination and break racial barriers…

theGRIO REPORT – Female soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have a more difficult time reintegrating back into society and are more likely to be diagnosed with mental-health conditions than men…

OPINION – So maybe we don’t throw a parade. But maybe we find meaningful solutions to provide more educational and job training opportunities…

Confederate law prohibited slaves from serving as soldiers until March 1865, when it was changed in a last-gasp effort to strengthen troop numbers…

VIDEO – Bank patrons in Florida owe a heap of gratitude to an off duty soldier — and it is not for his skill on the battlefield…

OPINION – Women serve in all four armed forces, ranking from private to general. Like our brethren, we are trained to fight. And fight we do…

“That ceremony on May 1, 1865 was actually the first recorded Decoration Day or Memorial Day,” said David Blight, author of several books, including “Reunion and Race.”…M

CLUTCH – Can years of enduring racial discrimination leave a person as damaged as a returning soldier? New research seems to suggest just that…