While visiting injured soldiers one sunny Friday afternoon at Fort Riley, Kan., Scott Hallock overheard a distressed young man’s plea for assistance. An Army sergeant and combat veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder needed a ride home
First Command District Advisor Chris Lee made a commitment to the United States military when he joined the Army nearly 30 years ago. Then, after an eight-year career in the Army where he attained the rank of captain and served as a military
When retired Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell helped present a First Command donation to the Warrior and Family Support Center (WFSC) at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio last November, his speech to a group of wounded warriors was delivered with an intimate
On Nov. 1, 2009 – just one day shy of the 45th anniversary of this death – Petty Officer Billy Carter Semones was finally given a proper memorial. Semones was 28 when he was lost at sea while serving aboard the submarine USS Henry Clay at the height
Amid rising unemployment and vanishing jobs, higher education has moved front and center as a vital solution for displaced workers and students looking to acquire the training and skills to compete in the global marketplace. First Command Educational
Nearly six years after Vicky Rollins and other volunteers sent the first six packages to soldiers in Iraq, the First Command Package Brigade has been officially designated a charitable organization, as outlined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
When retired Naval Submarine Commander David Mackovjak dipped the front tire of his bicycle into the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach, Va., he wasn’t alone. Next to him, 17-year-old twins James and John joined their father for the symbolic gesture –
Andy Cayton spent 22 years in the Army, including more than a decade as a helicopter pilot in the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment — also known as the Night Stalkers — when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, an extremely rare
Tucked just inside the gates of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, is what appears to be a large Texas Hill Country home. Outfitted with limestone, a windmill and other Texas touches, the 12,500-square-foot Warrior and Family Support Center is
Since he was a young boy, Army Lt. Col. Henry Ford has dreamed of owning a 1959 Ford Galaxie. His father had one—black with a white top—and Ford says it was the first car he ever admired. “It was the first car I saw my father drive and probably the