So Much Life Ahead of Him

Light Armored Vehicle in the California desert

As we salute our brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces this weekend, we’re reminded that over 2 million current service members are stationed at military bases throughout the US and more than 160 countries on all seven continents. And they have one of the toughest jobs around. They endure long hours,…

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The Army’s Been Good to Me

Travis Brann in Korea, 1951

In 1948, Travis Brann, an immature and disillusioned high school kid, dropped out of school. He wanted to make money, he told his parents, not sit in a classroom. A year later, tired of working part-time jobs and going nowhere, he decided to join the military. A month before his seventeenth birthday, Travis forged his…

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