by Heather Laskin | Jun 23, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
Travis Mills’s whole life course changed in one shocking moment when, on April 10, 2012, during his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, he unwittingly put his backpack down on a hidden IED. “The bomb took my right arm and right leg,” he says. His left leg was snapped...
by Heather Laskin | Jun 22, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
When a soldier is deployed it is hard on everyone. Of course it is difficult for the soldier, whose life is often put in danger as he or she follows their orders, but it is also really tough on the family they leave behind. Deployments can be especially difficult for...
by Heather Laskin | Jun 13, 2017 | Inspiration
Anyone who had had a spouse deployed knows how difficult it is. While the soldier is going through his or her own battles, the ones they leave at home are also dealing with their share of difficulties. Besides the constant worry over the safety of their spouse, life...
by Heather Laskin | Jun 6, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
A remarkable set of colourised photos has emerged on the 73rd anniversary of the D-Day landings shedding new light on the day Allied troops fought their way on to the beaches of northern France. Black and white images of brave soldiers wading onto Omaha beach on the...
by Heather Laskin | Jun 6, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
Our military sacrifices so much for us, and what they give is hard to repay. That’s why we love it when we see people going out of their way to show respect and care for our men and women in uniform. Keaton Tilson, a 19-year-old U.S. Army soldier, has been...