soldiers

A retired Army brigadier general from Byron will be the keynote speaker at the dedication ceremony for the new Ogle County Fallen Soldiers Memorial. Steve Huber was deputy commanding general of 1st Army Division East and commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan...

As someone who admittedly loves all those "soldier comes home to family" videos out there, I was really touched by this little girl who wanted to welcome her daddy home, and she wanted to do it now. Lt Daniel Ogelsby and his men from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team were returning from a training mission in Kuwait to their home base of Fort Carson in Colorado after a nine month deploy

There's something relatively simple that you can do to help our troops serving overseas. And we'll make sure you're fully aware of how to lend a hand on Wednesday. Wednesday is the annual Troopathon webcast, and for the fourth straight year, WROK is helping to promote the effort...

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...