US Army Reserve Retention - Rochester, NY

STAND-TO! STAND-TO! provides the official focus of the US Army.

The Army Reserve is proud to serve with the U.S. Army and alongside the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, United States Air Force, and U.S. Coast Guard in defense of our nation.

Join us in celebrating the Army Reserve’s 113th birthday!

What started as a small Medical Corps in 1908 has grown in both size and capability to become an operational force present in 20 time zones in 2021 and beyond!

Learn more about our history: https://www.usar.army.mil/ArmyReserveBirthday/

The term Gold Star family is a modern reference that comes from the Service Flag. These flags/banners were first flown by families during World War I. The flag included a blue star for every immediate family member serving in the armed forces of the United States, during any period of war or hostilities in which the armed forces of the United States were engaged. If that loved one died, the blue star was replaced by a gold star. This allowed members of the community to know the price that the family had paid in the cause of freedom.

The United States began observing Gold Star Mother's Day on the last Sunday of September, in 1936. The Gold Star Wives was formed before the end of World War II. The Gold Star Lapel Button was established in August 1947.

Today, the nation recognizes the sacrifice that all Gold Star Family members make when a father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, or other loved one dies in service to the nation. Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day is the last Sunday of September and Gold Star Spouses Day is April 5. The strength of our nation is our Army. The strength of our Army is our Soldiers. The strength of our Soldiers is our families. The Army recognizes that no one has given more for the nation than the families of the fallen.

Medical Service in the Invasion of Normandy This U.S. Army film details the logistics involved in treating wounded soldiers in the field, and in hospitals in England, during and after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. From the National Archives collections, the film was marked "restricted" because of its graphic scenes o...

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