From the West Alabama Newsroom– People in Selma and Dallas County honor and celebrate veterans for their military service and their service to the community. People bundled up tight. And some even brought their own heaters to the event because they didn’t want to miss the opportunity to show their appreciation to veterans for their service. “I’ve seen ’em come…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– People in the Dallas County area also paid tribute our military veterans Monday — at a Veteran’s Day ceremony in Selma. People gathered at Memorial Stadium to show their gratitude to the servicemen and women. The annual Veteran’s Day ceremony is a time-honored tradition for many area families. “We’ve been coming to the Selma-Dallas County…
The ceremony Saturday was of special importance since the wing is transitioning to a new mission.
Councils to fund active-duty military, Guardsmen, Reservists and veterans’ workshops to share available resources
Two future soldiers from Montgomery’s Sidney Lanier High School made their commitment to the U.S. Army official on Wednesday in a ceremony that was “out of this world”. For the first time-ever, the U.S. Army held a held a live enlistment ceremony that was broadcast from outer space. More than 800 future service members across the country tuned in to…
A pike road American Legion post is giving back to the community this holiday season. American Legion Centennial Post 2019 teamed up with Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church to provide meals for fifty veterans. Volunteers from the popular food delivery app Waiter helped with food preparation and delivery. The food was provided by Jim N Nicks BBQ and Kings Table…
The House has unanimously approved legislation that makes it a crime for U.S. service members to distribute intimate photos or videos of people without first getting their consent. The measure is a direct response to a nude-photo sharing scandal that has rocked the Marine Corps. Lawmakers voted 418-0 to pass the bill Wednesday. The scandal came to light after it…
More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because of poor work habits and other problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs. That’s according to the hotline’s former director, who complained in emails that some workers handle fewer than five calls per day and leave before their shifts end…
The House has passed a measure that seeks to bar women from being required to register for a potential military draft. By a vote of 217 to 203 Thursday, lawmakers approved an amendment that would block the Selective Service System from using any money to change the draft registration requirements that currently apply only to young men. Rep. Warren Davidson,…
