NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Kaplan) - Texas WWII veteran gets 4,000 cards for 100th birthday: Report
The Texas Land Commissioner's office put out a release requesting people send at least 100 birthday cards to Weldon Bowen.
STRIPES - Teen from Tinker AFB named Boys & Girls Clubs’ military youth of the year | Stars and Stripes
A teenager from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., has been named the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 2026 National Military Youth of the Year.
STRIPES - From the archives: On Purple Heart Day, an Iraq War veteran gets long-lost award, 2018 | Stars and Stripes
Air Force veteran Joseph M. Hish Jr., 90, holds back tears as he receives framed medals that belonged to his father during a ceremony on Purple Heart Day.
STRIPES (Svetlana Shkolnikova) - ‘America’s finest people are right here’: Ukraine pays tribute to US fighters | Stars and Stripes
Numerous efforts are underway in Ukraine to recognize and commemorate foreign combatants, many of whom are Americans.
AF (Staff Sgt. Jackson Manske) - A Legacy of Sacrifice: Airmen, Soldiers wounded in 2003 attack recognized at Purple Heart ceremony
Two Air Force veterans received the Purple Heart, July 29, 2026, during a ceremony in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes.
AF (Pentagon News) - Air Force announces Outstanding Airmen for 2026
Air Force officials selected the service’s top enlisted members, naming the Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2026.
STRIPES (Claire Jenq and Emely Miranda-Aguilar, Claire Jenq, Emely Miranda-Aguilar) - ‘Read their names, remember their stories’: National Military Monument honors service members past and present | Stars and Stripes
Dedicated to more than 41 million men and women who have served in the armed forces, USAA officially unveiled a monument Tuesday on the National Mall.
WAR (Army Sgt. Katherine Devereaux, Office of the Chief of Army Reserve) - Vietnam Veteran Receives Purple Heart 57 Years Later
After 57 years, a Vietnam veteran received his long-overdue recognition thanks to a dedicated Army Reserve officer.