A family consisting of a father, mother and five children group together to pose on a grass lawn, with trees in the background.

For some military families, adoption forges bonds that span borders and generations

American military families adopt at a lower rate than the overall U.S. population, but those that do find military life — particularly overseas — can shape family experiences in distinctive ways.

Government indifference, separation hurt families

The wives of the men of the Pueblo endured their own form of torture.

Ill-fated Pueblo spy mission still haunts crew 34 years later

A wintry chill settled over the deck of the Navy’s smallest warship, a cold complement to the snow-capped peaks poking up from the North Korean peninsula 15 miles to the west.

The men of the Pueblo

Much of the information for this article was taken from interviews with four members of the USS Pueblo crew who all live near each other in California.

Gyeongbok Palace is a national treasure

On most afternoons, a stroll by the massive stone and wood gates of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul will find royal guards holding their posts as they did 500 years before.

There's 'no sweat' riding (outside) copter

WITH U.S. 24TH DIV., Korea (S&S) — Sometimes a soldier balks at flying on his back outside a helicopter, 700 feet in the air.

Active duty offers variety of ways to pursue education

Whether a servicemember plans to get a degree on active duty or would rather hit the books full time on the outside, each branch of the military can bridge the gap to higher education.