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A Father's Final Touchdown: How a Gold Star Family Honored a Fallen Hero at the NFL Draft

Sports and sacrifice don't often share the same stage. But on April 23, 2026, at the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, they collided in a moment that reminded everyone watching what truly matters. The Voelke family—Traci, and her sons Andrew and...

The Blue and Gray Brothers: How a National Guard Division Became D-Day Heroes

When people think of D-Day and Omaha Beach, the stories usually center on regular Army units and the Rangers. But hidden in that historic wave was a National Guard division with remarkable origins—one made up of men whose ancestors had...

Staff Sergeant Vohn Arnold Makes History by Announcing the No. 1 NFL Draft Pick

When the NFL draft rolled into Pittsburgh for its first round, Army Staff Sergeant Vohn Arnold showed up expecting nothing more than a front-row seat. What he left with instead was a piece of NFL history. Arnold, an Operation Iraqi...

Iraq War Veteran Gets to Announce the NFL Draft's First Pick — Then Makes History

For most football fans, watching the NFL draft is a passive experience. You sit on your couch, watch the commissioner read names off cards, and cheer (or cry) at your team's choices. But for Army Staff Sergeant Vohn Arnold, the...

Iraq War Veteran Gets the Honor of a Lifetime — Announcing the NFL Draft's #1 Pick

For most people, attending the NFL draft is a spectator sport. For Army Staff Sergeant Vohn Arnold, it turned into the kind of once-in-a-lifetime moment that makes history. Arnold, a decade-long veteran of the active-duty Army and the Pennsylvania Army...

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