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Wall Street Journal
6 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Corporate Sponsors at 250th Army Anniversary Parade and Festival
Twenty two corporations and foundations are sponsoring the 250th Army Birthday Parade and Festival on the National Mall, according to the Army. General Dynamics and USAA are the presenting sponsors for the festival, which is also benefiting from a long list of companies and nonprofits including: the Gary Sinise Foundation, Bell Textron, Wounded Warrior Project Wal-Mart, GOVX, Leonardo DRS, RTX Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Leidos, Armed Forces Mutual, Boeing, First Command, General Electric Aerospace, T-Mobile, King George, InterContinental Hotels Group and the NFL. America250 Foundation, the nonprofit organizing the U.S. Semiquincentennial celebration, recently announced it received sponsorship commitments from Oracle, Lockheed Martin, UFC, Coinbase, Palantir, Amazon, Exiger, Scott's Miracle Gro, Phorm Energy and FedEx. Many of those companies will also be supporting Saturday's parade, according to a press release from America250.
CBS News
6 days ago
- Sport
- CBS News
Wounded Warrior Project completes annual Soldier Ride in Chicago suburbs
Dozens of injured veterans wheeled their way through the Chicago suburbs on Saturday to prove there's life after the military. Cyclists with the Wounded Warrior Project held a "soldier ride" across Rosemont Saturday morning. It capped two days of biking – 40 miles in all. Saturday's ride started at Rosemont Fire Station #1 and ended at the Ballpark at Rosemont. The goal was to raise awareness about the role of physical activity in healing.
CBS News
05-06-2025
- Health
- CBS News
After recovering from a life-threatening disease, a Minnesota veteran aims to cycle in 50-mile ride
After recovering from a life-threatening disease, a Minnesota veteran aims to cycle in 50-mile ride After recovering from a life-threatening disease, a Minnesota veteran aims to cycle in 50-mile ride After recovering from a life-threatening disease, a Minnesota veteran aims to cycle in 50-mile ride A Minnesota veteran, recovering from a life-threatening disease, is ready to show his fellow soldiers just how much he's come back. With his dog Surrey by his side, Drew Carpenter is getting a workout in. It involves a lot of stretching and cycling. "I've been missing out on just the personal goals, kind of achieving of just moving the needle," said Carpenter. Carpenter joined the military after 9/11. He was on active duty in Iraq and in the Middle East and returned home after serving his country. But a few years ago, he contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome which attacked his nervous system and began shutting down his organs. "They put me into a coma, an induced intubation for about a week which is a crazy nightmare," said Carpenter. "I spent six months in the VA just learning how to do everything again — walk, breathe, chew, think." After spending three years in a wheelchair, Carpenter is back on his feet. And if there's a silver lining, it's that he's discovered a love for adaptive cycling. Next week, Carpenter will take his recovery one step further. With help from the Wounded Warrior Project, he'll take part in a 50-mile soldier ride through Chicago. "I'm a bit, I wouldn't say nervous, I'm excited," said Carpenter. "That's the feeling I have. I would say my nerves are all burned off at this point. I can't get nervous anymore, I only get excited." It's a opportunity to show his fellow veterans his progress. And a chance to rediscover the camaraderie he's been missing. "I've missed training early in the morning and doing physical therapy with your buddies. It's not always but man you can make some good memories. This is just a new version to make those awesome memories," said Carpenter. The Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride begins a week from Thursday in Chicago and will go through next weekend.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Matthew McConaughey Sends Strong 1-Word Message on Memorial Day
Beloved actor Matthew McConaughey uprooted his life with wife Camila Alves in 2008 when he moved away from Hollywood and relocated back to his home state of Texas. He's told the story several times, but McConaughey wasn't happy with his career at the time as Hollywood had him pegged as a rom-com only persona. "The romantic comedies remained my only consistent box office hits, which made them my only consistent incoming offers," McConaughey wrote in his memoir, according to IndieWire. "For me personally, I enjoyed being able to give people a nitty-minute breezy romantic getaway from the stress of their lives where they didn't have to think about anything, just watch the boy chase the girl, fall down, then get up and finally get her. I had taken the baton from Hugh Grant, and I ran with it." He previously told former NFL star quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning that he turned down over $14.5 million for a rom-com - a move that eventually kickstarted his post-romantic comedy career with hits like Mud, Dallas Buyer's Club and True Detective. "I declined the offer," McConaughey added. "If I couldn't do what I wanted, I wasn't going to do what I didn't, no matter the price." As McConaughey moved into a new direction he rose to super-stardom and became a voice fans looked to - even away from the big screen. On Monday, May 26, he used that voice to share just one word on Memorial Day: "remember." Along with a photo of a run-down house graced with the American flag, McConaughey's message was clear. "Memorial Day is an American holiday on the last Monday of May. It honors fallen service members of the U.S. military," the Wounded Warrior Project said. "Americans began to recognize Memorial Day in 1868, and the country established it as a federal holiday in 1971. Originally known as 'Decoration Day,' the holiday started with communities coming together to decorate the graves of those who died during service."Matthew McConaughey Sends Strong 1-Word Message on Memorial Day first appeared on Men's Journal on May 26, 2025
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Honoring heroes: The significance of coins on their graves
(WWTI) – Why is a quarter on a headstone important and why shouldn't you remove it? According to the Wounded Warrior Project, each coin's denomination has a unique and important value, but placing a coin on a veteran's gravestone is a gesture of respect and honor, as well as letting the departed service member's family know someone was there. What each denomination means: Penny: Means someone has visited the grave; Nickel: Signifies that the visitor served with the deceased service member at boot camp; Dime: Means the visitor and deceased service member served together at some point; and Quarter: This coin is left by someone who was physically with the service member when they died. The tradition can be traced back to the Roman Empire, according to an article by the Department of Military Affairs. To pay for passage and protection over the River Styx, which divides the world of the living from the land of the dead, coins were put into the mouths of fallen soldiers. During the Vietnam War, the tradition became well-liked in the United States as a means of remembering the dead amid political division and turmoil over a contentious conflict. The coins served to quietly honor service members and communicate a message of respect for their family members. This Memorial Day, as we remember our fallen heroes, pay attention to the coins you see and make sure to leave them alone. While our economy makes it seem that coins don't have much value, on a veteran's gravestone, those coins take on a heavy duty of respect and honor and pay tribute to those who fell protecting the rights and freedoms of all US citizens. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
