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Welcome Our New Partner The Bold Mariner Brewing Company! The Bold Mariner is a new craft brewery in the Norfolk, Virginia area. The Bold Mariner is Veteran-Owned and Operated and serves up some fantastic Beer. The tasting room is open Friday 4-9pm, Saturday 12-9pm and Sunday 12-6pm. They offer a relaxed environment with both indoor and outdoor seating. They currently have 4 beers on tap: Red Maiden, Irish Red Bold Dominion, Ale Shellback, Coconut Stout Dog Zebra, IPA Stop by this Saturday December 19th for Beer and BBQ what could be better! Blazin' Goats BBQ Co. food truck will be at The Bol... read more

Star Wars Fans, The Force Awakens is in theaters December 18th! There is so much anticipation and excitment around the kick off of this movie! Paragon Theaters is in on the FUN all weekend long. Paragon Theaters in Newport News is the perfect place to watch Star Wars. Here are some of the benefits you will enjoy: Leather Reclining Seats with Footrests and Tray Tables Two Extreme Screen Large Format Auditoriums Reserved Seating Digital Projection and Sound Beer, Wine & Expanded Food Offerings at Concession Free Diamond Rewards Loyalty Program Dine in the theater with food from one of two on si... read more

HAPPY 239TH BIRTHDAY TO THE NATIONAL GUARD History of The National Guard: We recognize December 13th as the birthday of the National Guard. On this date in 1636, the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts. Based upon an order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court, the colony's militia was organized into three permanent regiments to better defend the colony. Today, the descendants of these first regiments - the 181st Infantry , the 182nd Infantry , the 101st Field Artillery , and the 101st Engineer Battalion of the Massachusetts Army National Guard –... read more

Below is the press release announcing the launch of the newly designed Armed Forces Vacation Website. I had a chance to navigate through their old and new site and I must say you are going to love the functionality and look of this new site. If you have not traveled with AFVC yet, I highly recommend you check it out. You simply cannot beat the accomodations and price! AFVC isa FREE membership club open to active duty, guard, reserve and retired members of the Armed Forces as well as civilian employees of the DoD. AFVC provides access to Space-A resort rentals worldwide. Check out the press re... read more

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. The attack lasted 110 minutes, from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. A total of 2,335 U.S. servicemen were killed and 1,143 were wounded. Sixty-eight civilians were also killed and 35 were wounded. To all the brave soldiers that were a part of Peal Harbor WE WILL NEVER FORGET! To learn more about Peal Harbor and the brave me... read more