General
About 2 million U.S. military children deal with frequent relocations, the deployment of a parent or other challenges from having family in the military.
Each year, on the Saturday closest to San Jacinto Day, officials there stage the largest battle reenactment in the south.
April 11 is National Submarine Day. The date commemorates the U.S. Navy’s purchase of its first commissioned submarine, the USS Holland, 117 years ago.
April 5 celebrates 72 years of the Gold Star Wives of America, a group supporting widows and widowers whose spouses died as a result of military service.
In honor of Vietnam Veterans Day, let’s look at three celebrated Texas veterans of that era who all received the Medal of Honor for their heroism.
In 1865, Dr. Mary Walker was awarded the Medal of Honor for her bravery in healing wounded soldiers during the Civil War.
In honor of our bravest four-legged heroes, March 13 is recognized as K9 Veterans Day, which marks the birth of the U.S. Army K9 Corps, formed in 1942
This month in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in an effort to ease unemployment in the U.S.
March 2 marks Texas’ independence from Mexico and celebrates the birth of Samuel Houston, who helped usher in Texas independence.
February 20 is Presidents Day. In America’s relatively short history, there have been 45 presidents. And four of them called Texas home!
