Marine corp

When there was a loud thunderstorm, my Dad would come into my childhood bedroom and make sure I was well-covered by his old gray U.S. Marine Corps blanket. He would remind me that if anything bad ever happened while I was sleeping, four Marines were ready to jump out of the blanket to rescue me. …

The mother of a marine who was deployed to Afghanistan, Rena McDaniel brings her unique perspective to a touching story of two soldiers. Read more from Rena McDaniel on her blog, Diary of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver. What does Veterans Day mean to me? It used to be a day reserved for our forefathers. Dads, grandfathers and uncles. …