Mays promoted to brigadier general – and becomes first Black woman to lead N.J....
On Nov. 25, Gov. Phil Murphy presided over a ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Lawrenceville at which Colonel Yvonne L. Mays was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, becoming first black...
Vets4Warriors leader: Erase stigma of mental health with consistency of approach
Retired U.S. Army Major General Mark Graham is the executive director of Vets4Warriors, a peer-to-peer support network that provides immediate help for military veterans struggling with mental health issues.
Vets4Warriors was founded in 2011 and...
Veteran helped others stop drinking but would not help himself until the hypocrisy became...
Editor’s note: Across New Jersey, hospitals, clinics and treatment centers are providing care to thousands of active military personnel, veterans and first responders who are dealing with mental health issues. This is the next...
The Hello Girls: Courage in battle matched only by six decades of tenacity for...
The United States has made it a tradition to honor its veterans on Nov. 11..
But for decades, one group of service members who braved the dangers and diseases of the battlefields on which they...
Latest Pentagon report on military suicides is not good news
The Department of Defense’s report on military suicides for calendar year 2023 was released last week and the news is not good.
A total of 523 service members died by suicide during 2023 compared to...
A soldier’s legacy of service lives on through organ donation
Losing my son, Dennis Andrew Vaccaro, was the hardest moment of my life. But in the midst of our grief, knowing that Dennis continued to help others through organ donation has been a powerful...
YWCA Northern New Jersey launches “Operation Sisterhood” to support women veterans in Bergen County
Last week, the YWCA Northern New Jersey officially launched “Operation Sisterhood,” a program to support women veterans living in Bergen County. The programs and services to be made available will focus on the physical,...
Dogs of war and dogs of peace serve their purpose at Joint Base MDL
Dogs and humans have forged a special relationship since the first domestic breeds shared the frozen tundra of the ice age with our ancestors.
Since that time, dogs have remained faithful companions to humans both...
New film chronicles heroism of combat chaplains
A new Hollywood documentary film, which spotlights the heroism of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corp, and particularly one heroic chaplain who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, will be released in movie theaters...
Local citizens commemorate Cranford’s war heroes: ‘The stories are fascinating’
A granite monument stands in the middle of Cranford Memorial Park. On it, are etched the names of 86 military service members — Cranford natives all — who made the ultimate sacrifice in war.
There...
