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This Friday, November, 9 is the first Veteran's Day celebration at Tyler's Texas State Veterans Home. The event is expected to draw hundreds to celebrate service to our nation.

Country superstar Toby Keith has made no secret of his support for the U.S. Military. On September 8 at his show in Houston, he did something extra special for one military couple.

Americans love two things, perhaps more than anything else: Their military, and football. Bring the two together where a dad surprises his family in front of 85,000 college football fans, and you've got quite the combination. Such was the case last weekend in South Carolina.

Having been at war in the Middle East for more than a decade now, the number of U.S. soldiers who commit suicide continue to rise -- so much so that more have died from ending their own lives than having died in combat in 2012.

No one is immune from scams, not even the our current troops and military veterans. We’re learned that scammers don’t have a scrupulous bone in their body, so I don’t suppose we should be surprised that they don’t even spare the folks that we’re supposed to hold in the highest esteem...

It's great to read inspiring stories. Especially about the military and the sacrifices they make for us everyday. I found these inspiring stories on ABCNews and thought I would share them with you. They are stories of  military heroes and their war dogs.

The Department of Defense reports 1st Sgt. Russell R. Bell, 37, of Tyler, was one of two soldiers killed Aug. 2, when they encountered an enemy improvised explosive device in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Chris Young had the chance to catch up with an old friend during a visit to Minot Air Force Base last week. The singer stopped by the base for a CD signing with some of our country’s finest airmen as part of his work with Stars for Stripes and the Minot Exchange. While there, he was reunited with Wounded Warrior Scott Lilley, whom he first met in 2009 while working with Stars for Stripes. Read Mor

If you’ve ever dipped your toe into the pool of online dating, you know it can be fraught with peril. While some concerns mirror those found in the “real world,” others are unique to the digital landscape in which people can claim to be anyone they want. And that’s how a twisted mother-and-daughter pair managed to scam about $1 million from women all over the world.

There are many things in my life I'll have the opportunity to do, but breast-feeding, however, will never be one of them. I am not a woman. But, I have worn a military uniform. If you don't know, in the military there are regulations that govern everything -- from how to wear your headgear, to how to pull guard, to how to address a superior.

A Walmart in Elizabethtown, NC is in some hot water after forcing some veterans to leave the front of the store on Sunday for passing out poppies in honor of Memorial Day.

Country music has a long tradition of supporting the troops, with stars like Toby Keith, Kellie Pickler and Darryl Worley taking frequent trips overseas to play for the men and women stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of course, before the Gulf Wars, country musicians were quick to join the USO to play for troops stationed just about anywhere. While only a minority of Nashville’s best served in th