marines

The community has been asked to line the streets in support as the body of Fallen Marine Corporal Nathan Carlson of Machesney Park returns home this Thursday.

I am always in awe of anyone who has spent time in the armed forces. I know I couldn't handle the things they see and endure while serving our country, not to mention the grueling training they go through when beginning service. Honestly, I don't think I could be away from my family for months and years at a time, and I have the utmost respect for the people that can...

Don't screw with 73 year old Marine veteran Karl Moore. That's the message circulating behind trees and bushes in the foothills of northern California, assuming bears share tips with other bears as they go about doing whatever it is a bear will do in the woods...

I'm a sucker for "Soldiers Coming Home" stories. They never fail to raise goosebumps and a lump in the throat (some have rendered me completely unable to speak, which is a rare feat according to my wife). The homecoming stories have (happily) been shared by hundreds and hundreds of media outlets, and invariably these stories are viewed by/clicked on in huge numbers...