Washington Irving’s Headless Horseman is supposed to be a Hessian soldier who lost his head to a cannonball during the Revolutionary War. Strangely enough, that actually happened. Just days after the Battle of White Plains in 1776, Continental Army Maj. Gen. William Heath recorded American cannon fire that “took off…

Separating from the military sets off a series of financial deadlines that don’t run on the same schedule, and most of them aren’t automatic. Health coverage, life insurance, Department of Veterans Affairs disability filing and retirement account decisions all run on their own separate clocks, and missing any one of…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping left their Washington meetings last week with a list of eight “deliverables and understandings.” The list covers trade, artificial intelligence and Iran, along with diplomatic and symbolic commitments. It is not eight separately signed treaties or completed deals. A proposed military…

Post from MilitaryByOwner Each time we make a move with the military, we have one huge decision to make: Do we live off base, or do we live on base? In my experience, there are 7 things to consider before living in military housing—both pros and cons. 1) You may…

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