The Military Order of the Purple Heart recently provided a $150,000 check to the Capital Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army. This donation is the group’s second in two years, bringing its cumulative contribution to $225,000 to help fund the design and construction of the National Army Museum at Fort Belvoir, Va.

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Back in his homeland, the Philippines, everyone always thought Chaplain (Maj.) Felix Sermon changed his name because he was a chaplain.

Enlists to serve, meets husband, now mother of twins.

For three area teenagers, this past summer will be remembered like no other.

If the thought of planning a wedding reception is overwhelming, try planning four receptions a week. That’s what the staff at Fort Belvoir’s Officers’ Club does on a regular basis. In fact, they hold about three to four every Saturday. 

Fort Belvoir resident Elizabeth Casteel has always loved math and science and wants to become a mechanical engineer for NASA.

All military personnel will be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, and the vaccine will be available to all military family members who want it, a DoD health affairs official said Tuesday.

With school set to begin Tuesday, students and families of Fort Belvoir Elementary School attended the annual Welcome Back Celebration Saturday.

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