Holidays

In April 1968, I was a 21-year-old Air Force sergeant in Vietnam, assigned to an Army base camp surrounding the village of...

"Gold Star mother:" It's a distinction that no mother wants, but one that many of them wear proudly.

A Gold Star family has made the ultimate sacrifice and is recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense for their loss and...

For Veterans Day, several organizations roll out promotions that support the military, veterans and their families.

Military child appreciation month, officially known as the Month of the Military Child, celebrates military kids everywhere!

Here’s what Hanukkah festivities look like on base, at war, on ships and everywhere in between.

We asked Military.com readers to share their most memorable holiday stories while in uniform, and they did not disappoint.

NORAD's annual tracking of Santa has endured since the Cold War, predating ugly sweater parties and Mariah Carey classics.

Ideally, we would get to spend the holidays with the people we love, but it doesn't always happen that way. Here are some...

Christmas in the military is certainly different than celebrating the holidays as a civilian, and Christmas during war is an...