Washington Federation of Republican Women's Fall Board of Directors Meeting and Biennial Convention was held November 18-19 in Lynnwood. Women from clubs across the state were in attendance. It was educational and inspirational with many friendships formed and renewed.

Warrior Care Month was established in 2008 to raise awareness of the needs of wounded warriors and spotlight programs that provide non-medical support for wounded and ill service members.

Native Americans serve in the U.S. military due to their cultural values and a proud warrior tradition built on strength, honor, pride, devotion, and wisdom. 

The meaning of Veterans Day easily can be lost if not taught to the next generation of Americans. This requires cultivating values like loyalty, bravery, national pride, and, most of all, the willingness to lay down one's life in defense of America’s founding principles. It also requires us to understand what is so special about the Constitution of the United States, to which every servicemember swears an oath. No mere document is worth dying for, but the ideas, values, and convictions contained within our founding documents are.

On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of Continental Congress. Since that date thousands of men and women have borne the name "Marine." In their memory, we who are Marines should commemorate the birthday of our corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history.