NASCAR hosted two Gold Star families at the United Rentals 300 and 67th DAYTONA 500 in Florida on Feb. 15 and 16 in commemoration of its official IMPACT partnership with Honor and Remember — a nonprofit organization that publicly recognizes fallen service members.

Twelve members of Team Red, White & Blue — a health and wellness community for veterans — were given the mission to carry the American flag 3,000 miles across the country and set a world record in the organization’s first-ever Old Glory Ultra Relay.

Morgan Freeman is just one of the many veterans that make up 90% of the cast in “My Dead Friend Zoe,” a critically acclaimed comedy-drama that was directed by an Army veteran and produced by Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce. The film is set for a Feb. 28 theatrical release.

About 20 soldiers from the National Training Center and other units at Fort Irwin in California joined dozens of volunteers across the state last month in Los Angeles to distribute supplies to victims of the wildfires. Married couple Sgt. Maiah Jackson and Sgt. Tijhani Jackson was among the soldiers volunteering at the scene.

Standup comedian and actor Jo Koy had service members and their families roaring with laughter when he visited them at military bases in Guam and Japan in the middle of his “Just Being Koy” tour.

More than 140 soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard will leave for a yearlong deployment to Kuwait as part of Task Force Spartan.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye traveled to American Legion Post 17 in Portland, Maine, and surprised Sgt. Matt Jabaut — who is a longtime fan of the Patriots — with tickets to Super Bowl LIX.

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The USO partnered with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Christopher Grady and widely-known talents to bring its seven day holiday tour to U.S. military bases across Europe. They reminded those who serve, and their families that they are loved and appreciated even from a distance.

Nearly 100 military children and their families participated in USAA’s first Heroes Huddle on Wednesday morning at Prince George Sports Complex, Landover, Md., with former NFL player Robert Griffin III as a special guest.