JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Tom Lombardo spent more than two decades serving and protecting in the Army. He’s still carrying ...

The morning after my retirement ceremony, I opened the closet and stared. For 30 years, the Army had made getting dressed simple. Although the look of the uniforms changed over my career, the ...

WEBVTT THEO: HEATHER SHREVE KEEPS HER GRANDFATHER’S UNIFORM IN PLASTIC TO PRESERVE IT. IT IS A PART OF A RICH HISTORY. LAST JULY, A U.S. RETIRED COMMANDER FOUND IT AT A THRIFT STORE IN SPOKANE, ...

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Editor's note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service, under the headline "After 30 Years in the Military, ...