A military widow from Yelm who contends the Army is not providing enough care for Soldiers returning from combat confronted former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to "vent" her feelings -- and got escorted out of the building where he was holding a book signing. Full story.

Jerry Ensminger, a retired Marine Corps master sergeant who has fought for years to win government-funded health care for families exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, doesn't want the measure passed if, to pay for it, Congress would gut the military's prized commissary benefit. Full story.

Active-duty families with special needs children don’t always get to participate in the same activities as other families, but Fort Rucker’s Exceptional Family Member Program is looking to change that. Full story.

Lindsay Whitehouse of Jacksonville sold a luggage piece at a yard sale last weekend without realizing it was still packed with photographs, awards and other mementos of her late husband. Full story.

A bill making its way through Congress named for an Army nurse killed by her Marine husband calls for greater accountability for military leaders and may prevent similar future tragedies, supporters of the new legislation said. Full story.

A government office dedicated to protecting service members and their families from financial predators and pitfalls officially opened for business this week. Full story.

I’ll be the first to admit, maybe I’m old school in my thinking. There, it’s out there. Full story.