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Jill Biden helps launch new employer challenge for military spouses
The spouse employment initiative is an effort to "stave off a national security crisis."
By Karen Jowers
Improving military spouse economic opportunity with better navigation
Hiring Our Heroes and Grow with Google have launched the MilSpouse Roadmap, which aims to help spouses anticipate and prepare for common challenges they may face.
By Eric Eversole and Lisa Gevelber
Will feds receive hazard pay during COVID-19?
Two efforts currently underway could guarantee hazard pay for federal employees required to work with the public or in crowded offices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Jessie Bur
The Tao of Oddball: Donald Sutherland on his iconic ‘Kelly’s Heroes’ role at its 50th anniversary
Fifty years after the release of Kelly's Heroes, Donald Sutherland reminisces about his character, Sgt. Oddball.
By Howard Altman
Norfolk sailor saves two children from fire
A sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford pulled two children from the second story of a burning building in Portsmouth, Va.
By Harm Venhuizen
This Memorial Day, remember the ‘others’
There is no shortage of heroes to honor this Memorial Day, whether they were killed on the battlefield or in service during peace time, says the author of this commentary.
By James W. "Bill" Oxford
40 years after a heroic Coast Guardsman died in a collision, his statue joins underwater veterans memorial
“Flores sacrificed his own life to save others, demonstrating extraordinary courage, bias for action, and devotion to duty, especially noteworthy given his limited shipboard experience. There is no doubt that he belongs in the Circle of Heroes.”
By Dylan Gresik
Hire Our Heroes: Helping veterans transition from military service
Dan Caporale knows what it’s like to transition from military service with a respected position and guaranteed paycheck to being a civilian pounding the pavement looking for a job.
By Gerald D. Swick
Celebrating our son’s life through Heroes In Transition’s work
Heroes In Transition looks to ease the burdens military members face through a range of services.
By Cyndy Jones
They ‘weren’t going to get beat that day’ — the Medal of Honor recipients who held COP Keating against all odds
It was the first time a single engagement resulted in two Medals of Honor since the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
By Jon Simkins
This one-time conscientious objector recorded 25 confirmed kills in a single day
His path to becoming a military icon almost never materialized.
By Jon Simkins