Soldier had military family
Staff Sgt. Alexander Crackel considered the Army a great challenge and a chance to gain another family. Crackel, 31, had the military in his blood, with several members of his...
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Sudden trip home to see dad was his last
When Spec. Craig S. Frank was told last year that his father was about to go through open-heart surgery back home in Lincoln Park, Mich., he promised to be there...
Face of Marine recruitment
No one will ever know just how many young men may have been encouraged to enlist in the Marines after looking at a poster of a handsome man in uniform...
A heady season
Temperatures have dropped and heaters are cranked. Sounds like the makings of a happy Christmas carol, but it's really the beginning of a nightmarish tale for your hair. "Winter can...
Soldier always gave heart and soul
The letters and the envelopes that Sgt. Adam W. Estep sent home from Iraq to his new bride always included sketches he had of swirling shapes, or scenes from the...
Church in bid to halt human trafficking
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops with support from the Justice Department, is enlisting individuals to help in its effort to stop human trafficking, a problem so fierce it...
ON THE RECORD
For John Kerry and his running mate John Edwards, this week's Democratic National Convention in Boston is a chance for them to tell the American public where they stand on...
Taking hold of the sails in Athens
A Chicago woman will take her love of sailing and expertise in building sailing crews to Athens for the Summer Olympics. Janet Baxter, who was named the first woman president...
Even as kid, GI stuck up for underdog
From an early age, Brian M. Wood, 21, searched for answers to life's questions by delving into books on philosophy and history, chemistry and physics. His father, Greg, said he...
Roadside bombing victim had dreams of becoming cartoonist
Spec. Philip G. Rogers joined the Army right out of high school five years ago for the same reason countless others did: to pay for college. Rogers, an Army cook...