From long deployments to frequent moves and constant uncertainty, military children carry burdens that often go unnoticed. But CSX employees in Jacksonville are doing something to lighten those emotional burdens for military children by stuffing more than 500 “buddy bears”for students at Mayport Elementary School.

The University of Florida Military Alumni Association is offering a $5,000 scholarship to incoming freshmen with military ties — and organizers said the need has never been greater. The deadline to apply is April 17 at 5 p.m. on the UFAMA website.

A World War II Navy sailor is finally being laid to rest after being considered missing in action for more than 80 years. Modern technology and DNA testing made it possible — and his only known family members are right here in Jacksonville.

Volunteers and roofing crews gathered at a Jacksonville home Monday to replace a Marine Corps veteran’s aging roof through the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project.

Veterans with the Wounded Warrior Project have been meeting for a series of cooking classes over the past month. In their final class, they learned how to make risotto and chicken — but many say the real takeaway is connection and community.

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Thousands of people ran in the Wounded Warrior Project’s Carry Forward 5K in Jacksonville on Saturday.

The Clara White Mission is hosting a cleanup at Pinehurst Cemetery and celebrating the birthday of Dr. Eartha M.M. White on Saturday.

Mayor Donna Deegan will join the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation and the city’s Military Affairs & Veterans Department to highlight events for the 2025 Celebration of Valor and announce the Jaguars community grants for organizations serving active-duty military and veterans.

The “Fighting Tigers” just completed a successful 6-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.