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From having a parent deployed, to changing schools every few years, military children experience unique challenges and that’s ...

"It’s not just about the uniform; it’s about the values [my father] instilled in me," said Ian Lindo, the 17-year-old I.C.

Matt and Jaclyn Miller have created the ‘My Hero’ line of recordable dolls to help deployed military parents bond with their ...

“My head was about to blow up,” Declan said. Davis told News Center 7’s Mason Fletcher he was eight hours ahead of his kids while overseas. While they still talked on a weekly ...

His parents were members of the Children of God (now called Family International), the cult founded by Morrow’s great-grandfather, David Berg, in 1968. They both worked with balloons.

United States President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine in a dramatic escalation of his spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump will pause all aid until Kyiv is ...

The Sudanese military is intensifying its efforts to reclaim the capital, Khartoum, from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but the battle is coming at a devastating cost, particularly for ...

Sudanese refugees arrive in Acre, Chad, Sunday, Oct 6. 2024. Helen Zille earns praise for unveiling modest car Rassie Erasmus reveals that ‘icon’ Siya Kolisi has ‘shifted’ his mind about ...

A new military recruit was captured swimming through a muddy dam, crawling underneath steel bed frames in an intense training exercise, designed to simulate difficult survival conditions Two soldiers, ...

From children's earliest memories to leaving the house and setting up our own families -- there are lots of special moments we want to remember for life.” That makes more sense as an idea if you ...