As part of the tribute, members of the eighth grade band played a medley of Armed Forces songs honoring each branch of the military, and original drawings were given to each Veteran in attendance by a Fulmer Middle School art student — proving that patriotism isn’t just for adults.
“It’s a challenge today and if this trend continues, what we’re going to have in the future generations of an all volunteer force — is no force,” says Former South Carolina Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs, Will Grimsley.
The guest speaker, Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Whitten, spoke about losing her brother Daniel. He was killed in action in Afghanistan on his third deployment.
Image: AP (CNN) — The Pentagon says the u-s military saw a one percent increase in reports of sexual assault last year. An annual fiscal year report found more than 73-hundred reports of sexual assault against service members in 2022, up from more than 72-hundred reports in 2021. The Navy, Marines, and Air Force saw a 9% percent, three-point-six, and…
According to the Fisher House Foundation, Veteran families can stay at one of the homes free of charge while a loved one is in the hospital.
A training and education summit is being held next week for students who often face educational challenges when their military families are constantly relocating.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is temporarily giving schools permission to accept federal immunization records from military children as proof of immunizations.
Rising suicide rates among active service members have forced the Pentagon to review the military’s mental health protocols
Military leaders from across South Carolina and Fort Gordon, Georgia attended the 2022 Governor’s Commanders Brief this morning at the Pastides Alumni Center. South Carolina’s eight major military installations are made up of over 68,000 Department of Defense personnel.
The University of South Carolina has been ranked number one in the country for veterans and military service members.
