Vu Nguyen
August 19, 2014
Vu Nguyen is an alumnus of The Mission Continues Fellowship Program and was selected to lead the first ever Washington, D.C. Service Platoon. After one year as a Platoon Leader, Vu reflects on how it all started.
August 18, 2014
In just a few hours, a team of dedicated veterans and community volunteers provide a life-changing opportunity for local residents on Chicago's south side, who are living in food deserts with little access to healthy food options.
Alicia Gautreaux
August 17, 2014
I want to be an art director, and that is why I chose a fellowship at the Southeast Museum of Photography. I am a photographer working on finishing up my bachelor’s degree in photography currently at the University of Central Florida.
David Chrisinger
August 16, 2014
August 13, 2014
Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club sits on the corner of Kingshighway Blvd and Highway 70 in North St. Louis. In a neighborhood typically cast as economically depressed and “where gunfire still rules the night,” its easy to look over the unassuming campus that provides athletic, educational and enrichment programs for 40,000 young men and women each year.
So when The Mission Continues was recently invited to help distribute backpacks and school supplies to more than 100 kids participating in their summer school programs, it was a no-brainer.
August 12, 2014
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait: A humbling and hilarious collision of military tradition and comedic genius courtesy of Robin Williams.
August 9, 2014
The veterans of 2014 Alpha Class are completing their six month fellowships this week. Let’s take a look at who they are by the numbers.
August 8, 2014
We invite alumni of The Mission Continues Fellowship Program to speak at each pre-fellowship orientation. Fellow Alumna Brandy Baxter addressed the newest class of Mission Continues Fellows at their orientation in May of 2014.
“My Mission Continues Fellowship partnered me with a non-profit organization that teaches financial education to families with limited financial resources. I had started teaching financial classes at our last duty station, so this was a perfect match for me.
August 6, 2014
This is Part III in a series on the legacy of the Purple Heart. The medal, originally called the Badge of Military Merit, was established by George Washington on August 7, 1782. The date is now recognized annually as National Purple Heart Day.
3: The number of medals presented by General George Washington as the Badge of Military Merit, the forebear of the Purple Heart. They were the only three ever awarded.
August 5, 2014
This is Part II in a series on the legacy of the Purple Heart. The medal, originally called the Badge of Military Merit, was established by George Washington on August 7, 1782. The date is now recognized annually as National Purple Heart Day.
The Purple Heart has spent more than half of its 232-year history in relative obscurity. Following General Washington’s establishment of the medal in 1782, the medal would be not be issued again for another 150 years. The medal was revived after World War I at the behest of General Douglas MacArthur, and officially established as the Purple Heart following an Executive Order from President Herbert Hoover. The date chosen to issue the Executive Order was February 22nd, George Washington’s 200th birthday.
