As the tank-heavy parade rolled into Washington, D.C., the hit 1960s song, “ He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,” boomed in our nation’s capital, providing part of the soundtrack to the U.S ...

He and my mother, who was also a teacher, faced a daunting reality: How to raise and educate his four daughters as well as his only son, my late brother, on a combined monthly salary of $200.

As the tank-heavy parade rolled into Washington, D.C., the hit 1960s song, " He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," boomed in our nation's capital, providing part of the soundtrack to the U.S. Army's ...