The image of the sunken USS Arizona, where half of the 2,400 casualties remain, is one of the country’s most lasting symbols. But what does this image symbolize, and why is it so enduring? In his address to Congress the day after December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accurately prophesied that Pearl Harbor Day
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Lex the Military Working Dog Just a couple of weeks shy of his 21st birthday, Marine Corporal Dustin Jerome Lee was mortally wounded in a mortar attack in Fallujah, Iraq, in March 2007. Lee’s partner Lex, a Military Working Dog, who was also wounded, was at his side to comfort him. Medics had to drag
Honoring America’s Veterans (HAV) is inviting all Arizona High School students to share their stories of inspiration, hope, and gratitude for veterans by entering the annual Essay Competition. HAV awards cash prizes to the top four entries and their teachers.
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PHOENIX, AZ – This year’s Veterans Grand Marshals of the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade, have earned some of our nation’s highest honors, including Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts and more. Selectees for 2018 are: WWII-Mike Rizzo (Scottsdale), U.S. Army – This Purple Heart recipient was close to not coming back from his service overseas five times,
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Our veterans have the advantage of hindsight when it comes to looking back on their time in the military and what it meant. But what does serving mean to someone currently in the armed forces? Like many of our veterans can undoubtedly relate to, Nicola Balletto – an Arizonan who is now a Sergeant in
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SERVICE MEMBER: The point of view from someone currently serving Read More »