USO provides leadership program for service members
USO of NC hosts the Warrior Reset Program this week at the USO's Jacksonville center.
View ArticleAlzheimer's message
U.S. Congressman Walter Jones had a message for a receptive audience at the DAV this week: People living in this country, including in Jacksonville, need to demand their money not be spent on foreign...
View ArticleOxygen therapy trials focused on PTSD, TBI
Thanks in part to the efforts of a U.S. congressman, Marines and sailors aboard Camp Lejeune will be eligible to participate in a medical study involving hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat...
View ArticleMilitary families can apply to receive free Holly Ridge home
A national nonprofit and a home builder are teaming up to provide a mortgage-free home in Holly Ridge to a military family.Wade Jurney Homes donated its first home in January in Salisbury and will...
View ArticleDOD proposes nearly $300 million for construction in NC, asks Congress for...
The Department of Defense plans to spend more than $293 million on construction projects at North Carolina installations in the next fiscal year, according to budget documents released Tuesday.That...
View ArticleVietnam Traveling Memorial Wall arriving this week
Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall on way for Memorial Day weekend stop in the area. Escort planned on Thursday
View ArticleDecades after he was slain, victim identified as ex-Marine
BELTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — More than three decades after a man was found slain in the Washington suburbs, authorities have identified him as a former Marine.Prince George's County Police said Wednesday he...
View ArticleVietnam Traveling Memorial gets escort into town
Traveling memorial escorted from Jacksonville to destination in Carteret county.
View ArticleHundreds gather for opening of traveling Vietnam wall
Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall now open in Morehead City
View ArticleMemorial Day ceremonies to honor the fallen
About 200 names of those who have fought for their country and died will be read on Memorial Day this year.Like the eight Memorial Days before, the Beirut Memorial Chapter No. 642 of the Military Order...
View ArticleHonor banners flying in Swansboro
Town of Swansboro has started honor banner program to honor service members
View ArticleMarines who died young come back through their children
Aydin Kerns was just a three-month-old infant when he lost his father.“I know that he was a Marine... and I know that he also died,” the five-year-old said.Sitting at the kitchen table, Aydin was...
View ArticleMemorial Day vow: Don't let the fallen be forgotten
The cemetery fell silent Monday as 259 names were read.Those names belonged to men and women, both veterans and active duty, who died since the last Memorial Day ceremony.“You all are a very...
View ArticleU.S. Army Reserve colonel charged with child abuse
A U.S. Army Reserve colonel is accused of punching his 12-year-old son several times in the face in a restaurant parking lot, according to court documents.Terry Dione Lindon, 51, of Fayetteville, was...
View ArticleHammocks Beach State Park to salute military Saturday
SWANSBORO l An area chamber of commerce and local state park are joining ranks to show their support for retired and active military families.The Swansboro Area Chamber of Commerce and Hammocks Beach...
View ArticleCoast Guardsmen receives award for rescuing women in pier collapse
Quick thinking action by an off-duty Coast Guardsmen was recognized this week with the Coast Guard Commendation Medal.Fireman James Sanders Jr. of Station Fort Macon received the medal Wednesday for...
View ArticleCamp Lejeune welcomes new CO
CAMP LEJEUNE—New base and region commander Michael Scalise is prepared to take the helm, he said, “and is going to continue to press on” with his mission of unit readiness.During a change-of-command...
View ArticleMarines, vets, spouses move the tassel
Active duty members, veterans and their spouses swapped camo and boots for robes and tasseled caps as they prepared to receive their degrees — many from completely different schools — in a shared...
View ArticleNCServes assists more than 250 clients in first six months
The numbers are in and they’re showing area veterans are receiving more help.A consortium of public, private and non-profit organizations formed as NCServes Coastal under the umbrella AmericaServes...
View ArticleHelicopter squadron commander relieved of duty due to 'loss of trust and...
A New River Air Station aviation officer has lost her command after an off-duty incident was not properly reported. Lt. Col. Jennifer L. Grieves, 46, the former commander of the Marine Heavy Helicopter...
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