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Retired Lt. Col. Loren Easter is the first program director for Military and Veteran Student Services at UIS. He spoke to Community Voices about his military career, challenges veterans and military students face, and his plans to provide more services and support at UIS.
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When a member of the military is laid to rest, the funeral traditionally concludes with three volley shots and the playing of "Taps" -- a bugle call that…
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U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk each say they support limited air strikes over Iraq to try to deter the Islamic State terrorist organization. But…
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Americans often hear that deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq are overstressing the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard.Typical of such critics is…
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The first time Staff Sgt. David Winkel returned from a year in Iraq, he was 30 pounds lighter and used to sleeping a handful of hours, a gun by his side.…