More than 100 flags representing service men and women killed in action during the last three months of 2009 will be installed in a Field of Honor display Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park and Museum. ...more

January 8, 2010

Members of the Riverview Detachment Marine Corps League joined forces with Marines from the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion in Tampa to collect toys for the Toys for Tots drive at the Dec. 7 hockey game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitols. ...more

December 16, 2009

Freedom High senior Joe Gazzillo has a sweet treat bound for troops deployed in Afghanistan. ...more

December 14, 2009

A U.S. service member was killed by a bomb planted in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said Sunday. ...more

December 6, 2009

Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan tonight, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months. ...more

December 1, 2009

Next week, our country will observe two celebrations, the 234th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps on Nov. 10 and Veterans Day on Nov. 11.The Marine Corps birthday is the biggest celebration of the year for Marines. ...more

November 7, 2009

A U.S. Marine died Thursday in Hardee County after his parachute failed to deploy during a training exercise. ...more

September 13, 2009

Where is the welcome-home ceremony being held for our troops returning from Iraq? ...more

July 9, 2009

A reasonable and only explanation for the U.S. Air Force flying at night is practice. Agreed, they are loud, but if we were to find ourselves in a war zone, the Air Force, Navy and Marines will be prepared to protect the United States. ...more

May 20, 2009

Attilio Corbo of Palm Harbor says op-ed page columnist James Hibbs all wrong on torture issue. ...more

May 15, 2009