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Did you know that Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band will be playing a free concert at Fort Polk on Saturday, June 9? Yes. Gary Sinise, as in the actor who played Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump. And you can go!

Organizers across southwest Louisiana have ceremonies planned on Memorial Day to honor members of the military who gave their lives in service to the United States of America.

I am an American soldier. It's first line of The Soldier's Creed, and the second line of the latest letter I received from my son. Those words are worth more than gold to me.

I had no idea I was holding my breath until I got a message from a reliable source saying my son passed his PT test. My son, my youngest child who graduated from high school this year, is currently in basic training for the Louisiana Army National Guard. He is scheduled to graduate on Thursday, November 30, 2017.

Facebook is the place so many of us turn when we want to find out what's going on in our little corner of the world. When my son began his basic training journey, I searched for average folks like me on the world's most popular social media site who may have the answers.

I was so proud when my son joined the National Guard! I thought I was prepared for him to ship to basic training, but it's the hardest thing I've ever endured.

The biggest reason my son joined the National Guard was tuition exemption for college. But that's only part of the story of why he decided to Geaux Guard!

We take our cell phones for granted. We take the communication that they provide for granted. Our soldiers in other parts of the world are not so lucky and could use our help.

President Obama finds himself at a cross road. He ran his campaign on getting the US out of Iraq. Now ISIS is turning Iraq into a battlefield again. Even Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder is concerned about ISIS. Time quotes him as saying ISIS is “more frightening than anything I think I’ve seen as attorney general...

President Obama said today he will seek approval from Congress before taking any military action against Syria. Obama said he believes military action is necessary.

Everybody knows how Toby Keith feels about the military and our Red White and Blue. His many patriotic songs and concerts given to military bases are true testimonies of his love for his country and the men and women who protect it. Watch this video and I dare you to have dry eyes...

Here is a video of some people that are not thinking of Valentines today.Their family is always on their minds because they have someone in the military that is far away.