PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, May 28 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: By Justice Vannatta Public Affairs Each May our nation celebrates Military Appreciation Month. It is a designated time for us to recognize and honor our brave men and women in uniform and the sacrifices they make defending our freedom at home and abroad. During National Military Appreciation Month we observe many holidays, including: Loyalty Day (May 1), a day set aside to reaffirm our loyalty to the Unit  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release: Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen met with representatives from the D.C. Public Schools Language Pathway Program (LEPP) at the West Education Campus last week to discuss the positive impact of returned Peace Corps volunteers in their local communities. The meeting included Emily Clayton, a D.C. Public Schools teacher who returned from her Peace Corps service in Nicaragua in 2014. As a fluent Spanish speaker with two years   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The White House Historical Association issued the following news release: The White House Historical Association's (WHHA) new episode of The 1600 Sessions podcast, features a conversation with noted historian and author William Seale, who has written about White House history for more than 40 years. Host Stewart McLaurin, President of WHHA, interviews Seale about his new book, To Live on Lafayette Square: Society and Politics in the President's Neighborhood, which is publi  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 29 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today on President John F. Kennedy's birthday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that he will be reintroducing America's Call to Improve Opportunities Now (ACTION) for National Service with Reps. Joe Kennedy (MA-04) and Seth Moulton (MA-06). ACTION for National Service will help young people pay for college in return for participation in national service. It would also put the federal gov  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following statement marking Memorial Day: "Today we honor our veterans, military members, and their families to whom we are forever indebted. Your sacrifice protected the freedoms and values we savor so dearly as a nation - liberty, justice, virtue and the pursuit of the American dream. "Our men and women in uniform have seen the horrors of war firsthand. Today as we honor them, we must also recommit ourselves to taking meaning  more