Museum tells stories of everyday Jerseyans who solved problems on battlefield (PHOTOS)
Comfortably situated on Camp Drive next to the New Jersey State Police Academy in Sea Girt is the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey. It tells the story of New Jersey’s militia and...
New school year is often new school for children of military families
The military lifestyle is nomadic by nature. Military families move on average once every two-to-three years.
And, while we readily thank active military personnel for the many sacrifices they make, and we frequently remember...
Commissioning of USS New Jersey: ‘Most sacred event’ of Navy comes to Jersey on...
Prepare to meet the third Navy vessel to carry the name of the Garden State.
The first was a World War I-era battleship commissioned in 1906. It was decommissioned a few years after the “War...
Book proceeds help widow give back to military families in memory of her late...
When Brian Flaherty passed away on Memorial Day 2023, his wife of 50 years, Geraldine Marino, began to hear from many people who had known and loved her husband. This included family members, friends,...
Niece of prominent N.J. war hero John Basilone operates nonprofit to raise money for...
The name of Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone still looms large in the chronicles of New Jersey’s military history.
One of the Garden State’s most famous and revered military heroes, Basilone served with the Marines in...
Newly refurbished Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Museum is worth trip to Holmdel
It is called the only museum of its kind in the nation.
The museum that is part of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Museum presents a full and balanced story about the Vietnam...
N.J. State Veterans Chamber to host business summit
Military veterans looking to grow their businesses can learn how to better compete for lucrative government and private sector contracts at the 3rd annual Veterans Business Summit from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept....
Why military-connected talent could be workforce solution for pharma
Companies in the pharmaceutical industry can fill their ever-increasing employment needs by hiring talent transitioning from the military to the civilian workforce, according to a report from Hiring Our Heroes, a nonprofit arm of...
Veterans are waging silent battle with mental health: What we can do to help
According to the 2023 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, in 2021, the veteran suicide rate was between 6.7 and 46.3 per 100,000 across all races (Black, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, white and American Indian...
M&T Bank, Entenmann’s step up to help military families dealing with food insecurity
Michael Schaffer, a Navy veteran and former New Jersey chaplain for the American Legion, is on a mission to end the food insecurity currently plaguing more than 600 families at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
Most every...
