Things will be buzzing around the Cameron University campus this weekend, as Homecoming weekend is upon us and there will be a long list of events in store.
Approximately 480 soldiers from Ft. Sill's 4th Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery (ADA) unit returned home to hero's welcome Tuesday night, after a year long deployment in the middle east.
We all love military homecoming videos! Tissue alert! Leann Rimes released the video of her duet with pop singer Gavin Degraw 'Celebrate Me Home'. It's a holiday song but is filled with heartwarming clips of soldiers returning to their families. ENJOY!
I asked David who he was cheering for in the big game tomorrow, Denver or Seattle? He replied "Budweiser!" I laughed and agreed with him. We watch the Super Bowl for the ads. I guess that makes them worth $4 million dollars per 30 seconds.
On Monday, 13 Marines were on their way home, returning from Afghanistan. And before their American Airlines flight from Chicago to San Diego took off, the airline realized it had six open seats in first class.
Memorial Day was created to commemorate all the American servicemembers who have died while serving our country. With so many military men and women currently on dangerous overseas assignments, it's also a time to think about their sacrifice, and the sacrifice of their families back home.
The Christmas season is the happiest time of year. We get to spend extra time with our family and friends, and there are endless supplies of cookies. While these few weeks are filled with tons of cheer, it's also the sappiest time of year, especially in the good ol' USA. It's the ideal time for overseas military men to surprise their loved ones, and of course, create tearjerker alert YouTube video
While on tour of duty in Afghanistan, soldier Donny Eslinger adopted an adorable dog that he named Smoke-pup Barbarian. But after he was critically wounded during a mortar attack and shipped to Germany, Eslinger was forced to leave the pooch behind.