Griest is the kind of leader the Army needs.

The Witness to War program brings veterans together through storytelling.

Josh Close loves playing baseball, and he plays center field for the Whitmer High School Panthers of Toledo, Ohio. Unfortunately, his dad and sister had not seen him play yet in 2016 because of a six-month tour of duty in Guam. One spring evening in April, the duo gave Josh a memory he will never forget.

A special ceremony held in Paris in April 2016 celebrated two special relationships in American history. American and French dignitaries honored 238 years of working together, which marks an alliance going back to the American Revolution.

As temperatures begin to rise in Washington, D.C., planeloads full of veterans are starting to arrive at the city's airports. These trips, dubbed "honor flights," are for American veterans who want to visit the nation's war memorials.

Dr. Jim Driscoll was awarded a Bronze Star for his service during the Vietnam War. He also earned a Ph.D. from Cornell University, played football for Harvard and was a teacher at MIT before he gave all of it up in 1982 to devote his career to social justice.

This young soldier experienced a tearful reunion with his family after 14 months in South Korea. Alex documented his time abroad in a vlog, often talking about how he missed his family.

The White House Marine sentries are the unsung heroes of our nation. While the Secret Service gets most of the limelight, the sentries who stand guard outside our capital's most iconic building deserve much more credit than they receive.

Our veterans have sacrificed so much for our country that it is only fitting for the United States to give back. In the Honor Flight program, veterans are flown to Washington D.C. in order to see the memorials erected in honor of their service.

As many as 20 wounded veterans arrived in Boston for the 119th running of the Boston Marathon in mid-April 2016 to a hero's welcome with a cheering crowd at Logan International Airport.