On December 13th, 1636 -- almost four centuries ago -- the Massachusetts General Court issued the order to create a militia. This was the first semblance of the United States National Guard. A militia is a supplemental force, usually made up by civilians, to aid a regular army in times of distress. Able-bodied men from the ages of 16 to 60 stepped up to protect and defend Massachusetts...

The skilled trades offer veterans a sound and prosperous future. The aging of Baby Boomers and the disinterest by young adults in the skilled trades has resulted in a labor shortage. A 2017 survey by CBS News found that for every individual who enters the skilled trades, five are retiring, and only three percent of young people indicated interest in construction work. To meet this...

As of Friday, it’s been 77 years since Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, and the United States was thrust into war. Veterans from that era have seen a time that most of America only remembers on paper; we can read books and watch movies that depict it, but we will never know the true scope of what happened. According to the VA, we are losing 372 World War II veterans per day. Of the original 16...

On December 7th, 1941, the United States experienced its first real attack on American soil since the Revolution. The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service launched a surprise assault on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. They were going after Naval Station Pearl Harbor, presumably to loosen America’s hold on the Pacific. Four U.S. Navy battleships were sunk, and others were damaged. 188 aircrafts...