Nearly a decade ago, former Arizona Cardinals player Pat Tillman, who joined the Army following the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, was shot and killed during a friendly-fire incident in the mountainous terrain of southeast Afghanistan.
In an attempt to save his dying grandfather's life, U.S. Army Specialist Ricky Glenn Henderson arranged with his commanding officer to be flown back to his Texas home from Afghanistan so he could possibly donate most of his liver.
A number of stores already offer big discounts and huge sales on a variety of items. Notably, a number of diners and restaurants also honor former U.S. armed forces by giving out free meals to vets on Monday.
The United States Army has never had too many restrictions when it comes to tattoos, but all of that could be changing soon as part of a new uniform policy