Family Ties: NFL Draft Prospects Share How Military Bonds Shaped Their Lives
As one of the top prospects in this year’s NFL Draft, Texas Tech star Jacob Rodriguez will soon realize his dream, feeling the exhilaration of becoming a pro football player. But before draft night, came another thrill: flying a Black Hawk helicopter with his Army wife riding shotgun. Sort of. Rodriguez got to pilot […]
These Actors Grew Up as Military Children. It Shaped Everything
April is recognized as the Month of the Military Child, a nationwide observance that highlights the experiences of more than 1.6 million children growing up in military families. Often described as a form of “quiet service,” their lives are shaped by frequent moves, new schools and long stretches of separation during deployments. Communities across the […]
The Veterans Who Shaped Call Of Duty, Medal Of Honor, And Other Military Video Games
If you’ve ever cleared a room in Call of Duty or rappelled into a hot LZ in Ghost Recon and thought, “This feels… weirdly real,” there’s a reason. In this guide, we look at the real veterans and military advisers behind games like Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and America’s Army — and […]
From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to Anthrax: How the US Postal Service Shaped a Nation
The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turned 250 on Saturday. Established in 1775, when the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin as postmaster general, the postal service predates the United States itself. It was launched nearly a year […]