Since 1998 during the week of Christmas, the Messenger Index has printed “A Soldier’s Poem.” The poem was written by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal James Schmidt in 1986. Written in the style of ...

Although Christmas is celebrated one day of the year, it is really the feeling you get in your heart. This feeling was so important to David Olson, that when this message landed in front of his eyes, ...

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be ...

Every year at this time, thoughts often come to mind of how many people are not here to celebrate Christmas with us. But, there are many families without their loved ones this year because they are ...

"'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse," starts perhaps the one of the most well-known poems ever. Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A ...

For the three U.S. soldiers taking part in the Christmas Eve festivities at the Buerger family home in Zweibruecken, Germany, entertainment included rousing games of Cards Against Humanity and shots ...

Since 1998, for 20 years during the week of Christmas, the Messenger Index has printed “A Soldiers Poem.” The poem was written by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal James Schmidt in 1986. Written in the ...

Christmas has a special significance for my friend Ray. He was shot down over North Vietnam on Dec. 22, 1965, and would spend the next seven Christmas days as a prisoner of war. I thought about Ray ...