The year is 1981 and South Africa’s white minority government is embroiled in a conflict on the southern Angolan border. Like all white boys over the age of 16, Nicholas Van der Swart must complete two years of compulsory military service to defend the apartheid regime. The threat of communism and “

A group of over 50 active duty service members and veterans are using humor to fight Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Retired Marine Capt. Danny Maher, has been calling Marine Sgt. Ryan Loya his best friend since the two bonded in Afghanistan. Maher broke at least 20 bones, and Loya suffered traumati

Watch The Duchess of Cambridge and Tom Walker perform 'For Those Who Can't Be Here' at Westminster Abbey for Royal Carols: Together At Christmas. The performance took place in The Chapter House inside Westminster Abbey in December 2021. The song was played as part of the Royal Carols: Together At Ch...

"We Can't Tolerate This Anymore." That's what President Barack Obama told those attending a memorial service Sunday in Newtown, Connecticut, two days after a man shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed 26 people -- 20 of them children no older than 7, who would never go on a date, ...

From December 2001 to March 2002, McBrien coordinated the "United We Stand, United We Sew" project, in which volunteers sewed together a 20-foot by 30-foot American flag from 3,000-plus 4-inch by 6-inch American flags.
Each small flag represents a victim in the Sept. 11 attacks. There are also flag...

The BLU-109/B is a hardened penetration bomb used by United States military aircraft. (BLU is an acronym for Bomb Live Unit.) It is intended to smash through concrete shelters and other hardened structures before exploding. The BLU-109/B has a steel casing about 1 inch (25.4 mm) thick, filled with 5...

Singer-songwriter Steve Grand release an acoustic version of “We Are The Night”, a track off his debut album All-American Boy, and thanked his followers for their support. Speaks Grand on the track: “So for every boy and every girl / No matter who you love / And for all my trans brothers and sisters

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to serve in the military as a gay man? A new video explores that subject, interviewing four gay men who have served in different branches of the armed forces. Spanning various backgrounds, each explains why they were drawn to joining up, what it was like living

Capitol Policeman John Cale (Channing Tatum) has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx). Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily arme...

— U.S. Capitol Police converged Wednesday 4 15 2015, on a small manned aircraft that has landed on the west front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Police have taken the pilot into custody. “The U.S. Capitol Police is investigating a gyro copter with a single occupant that has landed on th