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Former Marine Corps pilot Doug Hurley and Air Force Col. Bob Behnken will become the first NASA astronauts to launch into space from U.S. soil since the last space shuttle launch in 2011.

Don't believe the bad press: It's worth watching.

Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Sgt. Simon Zamudio at this time

"I now stand in the shoes of those who tried to thank me when I came home. I profusely thank the checkout clerk, the pharmacy technician, the nurses and doctors I know. But in my heart, I wonder if each time I try to express my gratitude, I’m only creating a moment for them to remember that while I am relatively safe from harm, and they are risking their lives and livelihoods, so that I can have a bowl of cereal in the morning"

To be fair, Appomattox was only 155 years ago.

The Navy released multiple photos and video showing the Russian plane coming close to the wings of the P-8 on Tuesday

"We're there 19 years and, yeah, I think that's enough."

Wait, what?

“It is a stain on the hallowed ground where so many veterans and their families are laid to rest."

RIP

The aircraft arrived from an airbase in Russia after transiting through Syria where they were repainted to camouflage their Russian origin, U.S. Africa Command said

“I tell military service members all the time, what they are experiencing now, the friendship, there’s no occupation in their life that they will go to where they will ever experience that relationship again."

'The only thing time has changed is our ability to manage our grief. It hasn’t eliminated it.'

"As a responsible government we take one more step forward," he said.

“I can’t just sit alone at home — that would drive me up the wall. … I just try to do what I can and try to be as safe as I can and keep going.”

The meeting focused on measures to "reliably contain the persistent big or small military threats from the hostile forces."

Not setting expectations too high with a 72 hour goal.

Many of the problems veterans face now existed long before COVID-19 arrived on U.S. shores

Although not known by many today, the early evolution of the Memorial Day holiday was a manifestation of Abraham Lincoln’s hope for reconciliation between North and South

"We are all a part of everything that's happening, all at the mercy of history and where it picks us up in its currents."