First, I am a middle-aged American, so I am always the little brother, I suppose. Never to be a Proper Gooner, at least by the old meaning of the term, never to stand on the North Bank. And despite being an avid sports fan and playing the game, that’s…

This morning, Henry and I took a walk along a creek in the wooded hills of West Austin. It was an overcast morning, but as we walked, the sun began to peak through the clouds. The first thing of interest that I noticed was a large, dead snake lying on…

CSM Rob Flaker US Army For 23 years you have thought more of your Soldiers than you have of yourself. In the time you do get to yourself you spend it taking care of your family; which loves you more than you know. We are a strong military family today…

Return to mobile? Yes No Latest Originals Explanations Cover Songs Liner Notes Live Music Videos Interviews Lyric Videos Fun, interesting music facts and info. Artists break down the meaning and inspiration of their songs in our BETWEEN THE LINES series…

“In time our battles were forgotten, our sacrifices discounted and both our sanity and our suitability for life in polite progressive American society were publicly questioned. Our young-old faces, chiseled and gaunt from the fever and the heat and the…

It is not just the fact that Tie a Yellow Ribbon became a #1 hit but more importantly it became a cultural phenomenon. The song was written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown based on the true story of a convict returning home after time in jail…

Salem, Ore. – The Oregon Army National Guard is scheduled to hold a demobilization ceremony for Soldiers with the 3 Battalion, 116 Cavalry. The ceremony is scheduled to be held at the Community Stadium, Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Ore., Oct…

Sports play an integral role in the mentoring process, and the donors of tickets to sporting events help make that happen. At Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, YRF mentoring director Bob Talbot is known as the guy with the tickets. Outings…

Cast: Ben Johnson, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr., John Wayne Director: John Ford Rating: NR Running Time: 103 min. Synopsis: The second of John Ford s Cavalry Trilogy , She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is the only one of the three to be lensed in Technicolor…

What! She’s making yet another tree illustration! Again? What this time … Here’s the back story … Tony Orlando, who popularized the song Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree, visited Israel. He was encouraged to do something in support of families…

After surveys showed declining public trust and satisfaction with his administration, President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday asked Filipinos to wear his family s signature yellow ribbon to show support for his leadership. Aquino said the public could demonstrate…

By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk) Journalists in Sierra Leone have launched a Yellow Ribbon campaign nationwide, re-committing their energies and resources to eradicate the Ebola Virus Disease from their country and even beyond. Working through their…

A US couple out walking their dog in their garden stumbled across a modern-day bonanza: $10m (€7.27m) in rare, mint-condition gold coins buried in the shadow of an old tree. Nearly all of the 1, 427 coins, dating from 1847 to 1894, are in uncirculated…

Photos Of The Best Yellow Rose Types Here are lots of pictures of yellow roses, a long list of photos, pictures of the best yellow rose plant picture. Yellow tea roses, white and yellow, even the popular yellow knockout roses. There are several wonderful…

Hundreds celebrated the holidays with Santa and YRF at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Virginia. YRF’s generous supporters donated several sleighs-worth of toys and gift cards… …plus…

If you qualify for 100 percent of the Post-9/11 GI Bill® (click here for percentages), Lipscomb University will match dollar-for-dollar the federal government aid provided through the Yellow Ribbon Program. This will allow you to earn any of the degrees…

You have a yellow ribbon on your tree! Then I ll stop attacking your military said no one ever. But that doesn t mean that you shouldn t hang a yellow ribbon, use a hashtag or wave a flag. These are all symbols of something greater than ourselves, icons…

Each month we will highlight an extraordinary original movie poster that was actually used to promote a vintage film from the Golden Era, i.e. 1930-1969. There are few objects that illicit fond memories like an original vintage movie poster from one’s…