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'Big Red' flag that flew in Fort Sumter battle to return to The Citadel
"Big Red," a historic South Carolina flag, will fly again.
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Exchange Club of Beaufort honors volunteer as Firefighter of the Year
For Derrick Washington, it's all about making time for the things most important to you.
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Even old veterans scorched by strain of current wars
A small group of U.S. war veterans, the age difference among them as wide as 70 years, gathered earlier this month at American Legion Post 177 in Fairfax, Va., for a special event at the annual Veterans' Day Community Fair.
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Hanks produces film for WWII museum
NEW ORLEANS -- Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet last Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Program sends local World War II vets to Washington, D.C., memorial
James Shanklin never thought he'd get to see the memorial in Washington, D.C., that honored him and his fellow World War II veterans.
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Senator holds up caregiver legislation
More than a month after the new fiscal year began Oct. 1, the House and Senate still are pressing to pass a group of bills intended to improve veterans' benefits and health programs, rolling them together in "omnibus" legislative packets.
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Military honors, Nov. 12
• Christopher Skresvig has graduated from the Army ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Wash.
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County Veterans Day events pay tribute to area service members
Beaufort County has a long and proud heritage of honoring those who have served our country with patriotic tributes on Veterans Day. Again this year the sounds of marching bands, jet flyovers and even silence will echo from the rolling waves to the swaying pines.
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Too many opting out of valuable benefit plan
A typical officer retiring today who declines to enroll in the Survivor Benefit Plan lets the government off the hook for a subsidy worth $50,100 in "net present value," say Department of Defense actuaries.
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The Sanbox salutes military heroes
The Sandbox -- An Interactive Children's Museum on Hilton Head Island will use its Family Fun Night on Friday to thank military soldiers and their families for their service to our country. Local Marines will be on hand to collect new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. The Blue Star Mothers, an organization of mothers who have or have had children serving in the military, will be collecting items to be sent overseas to soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. A complete list of needed items is available at www.thesandbox.org.
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View the most recent list of graduates from the U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, South Carolina.