military

Abilene is a unique community with our ties to the military and Dyess Air Force Base. We have a great fondness of our military personnel that will be celebrated this weekend at the Abilene Zoo's, Zoolute to Dyess day. Join in all fun activities Saturday, May 19th.

We have the best military in the world and they just keep coming up with more technology to make the job easier and more efficient. There is a new plane out there that is currently undergoing testing and it is super cool. It's called the F-35B and it can land vertically (like a helicopter).

If you have a child of elementary age you've probably heard of "Flat Stanley". Flat Stanley is a paper cutout that the kids put in the mail and send him off on adventures. He has his pictures taken all over the states or world even and returns with the photos and documentation of his travels. The kids learn of different states or parts of the world from Stanley's adventures. The mili

A recent survey conducted by Military Times Edge ranks which colleges are best for military veterans. Most of the schools making the list were public, including 51 of the 59 highest ranking four-year schools. The top five four-year schools included Concord University, taking the number one spot, Eastern Kentucky University at number two, Rutgers in third, California University of Pennsylvania

The policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” which has been in place since the Clinton administration, became a thing of the past at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday when the United States became one of more than 40 countries worldwide allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces. “They will no longer have to lie in order to help protect us,” said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Ca

I sure love it when our family comes together to celebrate whatever occasion may be at hand. Good food, lots of love, plenty of laughter and we can guarantee the celebration will move into the silly department in short order. Memorial Day was a great time to be had by all. I spent it with many of my relatives some of whom have served in our great Nations awesome Military and some that are still se

It looks as if the American Soldiers just got the new AA-12 known as "The Worlds Deadliest Gun". It fires at a rate of 300 rounds/shells per minute (that is super fast for a 12 gauge).