Gold Star family finds peace at White House Christmas event
Amy Dozier, her 9-year-old daughter, Emma, and fiancé Dr. Matt Ware spent Tuesday as special guests of First Lady Michelle Obama's during a special sneak preview of this year's Christmas decorations.
View ArticleMilitary spouse jobs go beyond the home
According to a survey conducted by the Institute of Veterans and Military Families unemployment rates of females married to active-duty service members are roughly 32 percent.
View Article4 rescued after boat grounds in New River Inlet
Four men were lifted by helicopter this weekend after the boat they were on ran aground in New River Inlet.The Coast Guard was notified that a 27-foot boat ran aground and was taking on water near New...
View Article15 facts about Pearl Harbor
As a major event in world history, the attack on Pearl Harbor is steeped in all kinds of trivia.You can spend years dissecting the who, what, where, when and why of the morning of Dec. 7, 1941 – not to...
View ArticlePearl Harbor legacy the responsibility of next generation
Oahu, Hawaii is known for their palm trees, beaches and family-centered culture.On this day, 75 years ago, those things were destroyed by bombs and bullets.Many are not around today to share how the...
View ArticleWater contamination topic of Lejeune town hall
Days after a lawsuit asking for Camp Lejeune to be closed due to water contamination was dismissed, the base will invite residents to hear about efforts to clean contaminated areas.Birth defects,...
View ArticleDecision to discharge Marine overturned by federal judge
A North Carolina Congressman is applauding a judge’s decision to overturn a Marine’s discharge.Marine Maj. Jason Brezler won a portion of his case against Marine Corps leadership after a federal judge...
View ArticlePearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony speaks to unity of nation then, unity...
The American people were faced with one of the biggest challenges they would ever face 75 years ago.Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony at the American Legion Burton-Cowell Post 265 reiterated how...
View ArticleJacksonville native serves in Pearl Harbor 75 years after attack
PEARL HARBOR | As the nation pauses to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor, which occurred 75 years ago on Dec. 7, 1941, the occasion has special meaning for a Jacksonville, native who is serving in...
View ArticleSpouses, children receive care packages
More than 500 military spouses and children were the center of attention Thursday at the Support Military Spouses’ Christmas Care Package Delivery Party. With the help of local McDonald’s and their...
View ArticleOperation Homefront distributes 300 Christmas meals
A national nonprofit distributed 300 Christmas meals to military families aboard Camp Lejeune Saturday morning.Operation Homefront Holiday Meals took place at Heroes Elementary School where Christmas...
View ArticleNo reports of Zika virus in wake of Haiti deployments
According to 24th MEU/II MEF Deputy Public Affairs Officer 2nd Lt. Samir J. Glenn-Roundtree, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense's Public Affairs office explained in a statement that all...
View ArticlePETA in Jacksonville protesting military training
Updated at 4:24 p.m.Sawing on a stuffed goat splattered with fake blood, a pair of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals members clad in military uniforms protested the military’s use of live...
View ArticleWilson Boulevard opens Dec. 23
Construction on Wilson Boulevard aboard Camp Lejeune has been underway for a decade in an effort to connect previously separated housing areas, decongest the main gate and prioritize commuter...
View ArticleWreaths arrive for Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday
A pair of UPS semi-trucks pulled into Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery this week carrying more than 2,800 wreaths from Maine that symbolize more than just the Christmas season.Escorted by a...
View ArticlePTSD treatment getting scrutiny in clinical trials at three military hospitals
FAYETTEVILLE | It only takes about a minute for Dr. Michael Bartoszek to inject a local anesthetic into a bundle of nerves in a patient’s neck.But the relatively simple procedure can have a big impact...
View ArticleHundreds gather to honor and remember during Wreaths Across America program
With an older brother serving in the Marine Corps and his younger brother in the Navy, Alec Winterton didn’t hesitate to make the trip to Jacksonville Saturday to honor and remember area veterans...
View ArticleParadise Point reopens for walking golfers
Paradise Point Golf Course and Club reopened to golfers Monday after a fire early Sunday morning destroyed the building that housed the facility’s golf carts and the carts themselves.According to Camp...
View ArticleMarine surprises kids coming home for Christmas
Staff Sgt. Josh Stultz, seeing his kids for the first time in 10 months, cried as he held them in his arms, the teddy bears he brought them forgotten on the floor while in their dad’s arms.Standing...
View Article