His Parents’ USO Love Story Inspires Chicago Native to Give Back
4 min read Serving as a hostess at a USO dance fell way outside of Maxine Maynard’s comfort zone — but she did it anyway. Her son, Gene,…
4 min read Serving as a hostess at a USO dance fell way outside of Maxine Maynard’s comfort zone — but she did it anyway. Her son, Gene,…
4 min read How do you deal with the sense of loss and aloneness when you’re only 6 or 8 —or even 18 — and your mom or…
4 min read When veterans take Roger Lintz’s woodworking classes, they learn to chisel away the old, rough exterior to expose the raw, useful material underneath. And they…
3 min read “Just wait until Dad finds out.” That may be the most dreaded sentence among children everywhere — everywhere but Southwood High School, that is. The…
4 min read When Will Dunn saw the little boy next door destroying property and disrespecting his mother, he decided to step in and introduce the rod of…
4 min read “I don’t need to learn about grief,” John Huss thought when his wife, Janine, asked him to join her at a TAPS seminar. “I am…
2 min read The new mom, the animal rescuer, and the former US Army Apache helicopter pilot gathered together that cold morning. Snow was pending — not a…
4 min read “Everyone knows if I can’t bring my dogs, I might not show up.” Maria Ducassee means that. She loves her two pups so much, and…
4 min read Elizabeth Culp’s two sons left for school that Thursday morning in May, chattering about all their plans for summer break. With only two weeks left…
4 min read Sergeant Major James McGuffey lay on his bed with the barrel of his pistol in his mouth. This wasn’t the first time he contemplated suicide,…
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