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Recent Military Stories

Bob Hope amid a crowd of smiling, appreciative soldiers

In this story from June 1952, the beloved comedian explains the role humor plays in the process of healing.

by Bob Hope


Photograph of gravestones and poppies

Watch our visual rendition of the popular and poignant war poem.


We can pray that God will be their refuge. We can pray that God is with them in their times of trouble.

by Peola Hicks

Reverend Pablo Diaz

When you give up control to God, you begin to discover the wonderful life He has in store for you.

by Pablo Diaz
, Carmel, New York

A stack of video tapes, the top of which is labeled "Villanueva Family."

Seven dollars for six dozen videotapes was a bargain by any measure, but little did she know what a treasure she'd uncovered.

by Dana Mericle
, Mount Vernon, Texas

General Albin Irzyk and his guardian angel, reunited after 65 years.

After 65 years, a battalion commander returns to France to solve the mystery of his miraculous mission.

by Daniel Ellis-Ferris
, New York, New York

A wounded veteran offers hope and advice to a Boston marathon bombing victim.

Amputees injured in Iraq and Afghanistan offer support, advice and encouragement to those who lost their legs in the Boston Marathon bombings.


Krista Campbell wearing her MIA bracelet

A woman, a bracelet and an airman missing for almost 50 years

by Krista Campbell
, Old Town, Florida

Janet Paige Smith and her son David

It was her idea to have her son live at home after he returned from Iraq. She should have known better.

by Janet Paige Smith
, Sparta, Georgia

Colonel Greg Gadson

Thousands of our returning soldiers face incredible adversity. Meet one who found a way to grow strong in it.

by Colonel Greg Gadson
, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Savannah Madison Ogden

An 11-year-old Florida girl is inspired to launch a campaign that encourages children to write to soldiers stationed abroad.


One woman's find in the wreckage of Hurricane Sandy teaches us to look for hope even in the face of devastation.

by Adam Hunter

Chaplain Charles Howell

A career Army chaplain shares the importance of Guideposts Outreach to his ministry.

by Chaplain Charles Howell
, Colonel, US Army (retired)

Dick Van Dyke

On Christmas Eve, a young American sailor brightens the mood in a small, dismal cafe in Nice, France.


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