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Patriotism, pride and community support for the military were on display in Manassas on Saturday as hundreds lined Old Town's streets to watch the first annual Veterans Day parade and then gathered at Loy E. Harris Pavilion for the second annual signing of the Army Covenant.

A Woodbridge man was among those killed Thursday in the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, family members said.

Military justice in the case of Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, suspected in Thursday's shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, will be swift, efficient and open to public scrutiny, a local lawmaker and Army veteran said Friday.

A retiree, Pam Campbell, entertains as Duffles the Clown for attendees of the annual Health, Community Support and Craft Fair.

A communitya s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic.

Twelve members of the U.S. military Family have been selected to compete in the final week of competition in the Operation Rising Star singing contest, scheduled for Nov.

President Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base early Thursday morning, where he was to meet with family members and pay his respects as the bodies of 18 American troops killed this week in Afghanistan were returned to the United States.

A Virginia man involved in a bribery and fraud scheme at military installations in Pennsylvania and Virginia has been sentenced to five years in prison.

The intrigue was not of the Clinton era variety - it was more to do with the fact that Obama's golfing days are normally boys-only occasions, so how did Melody get a look-in? The answer could be that Obama, always conscious of popular opinion, was reacting to the media buzz that he is too chummy with the men on his staff to the exclusion of the ...

Melody C. Barnes preparing to play golf with President Obama on Sunday in Fort Belvoir, Va.

Civilian Education System Advanced Course graduates receive credit from both universities as a part of the agreements Photo credit Patrick Morrow Col.

The Army celebrated the official full operational capability of the Army Contracting Command with a ceremony Thursday on the parade field at Fort Belvoir.

Thousands of workers will be out of a job when Walter Reed Army Medical Center closes next year.

Mildred Muhammad, ex-wife of D.C. sniper mastermind John Muhammad, remembers her estranged husband coming into her house after their divorce, standing over her as she slept.

D.C Mayor Adrian Fenty's economic development team is seeking developers for a vacant lot across the street from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced recently that its Military Services Group has been awarded contracts for operation and maintenance of the water and the wastewater systems at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and Fort Meade, Maryland.

Massif Mountain Gear has some new looks these days, from clothing lines to office headquarters, not to mention a client list thatincludes the U.S. Army.

The SM-1 Nuclear Plant was the first US nuclear power plant to be designed as a training facility for military personnel.

Northern Virginia has received what amounts to a three-year reprieve from a looming deadline to relocate up to 20,000 military jobs that some say will cause a traffic meltdown.

Published: Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 2:26 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 2:26 p.m. When Lexington resident David Clarkson joined a Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps in high school, he never imagined he was laying the foundation on what would become a successful career in the military.