When members of the “Greatest Generation” – veterans of World War II – began returning to the United States via the Pacific Northwest when the war was over, festive banners were hung on piers in ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

(RNS) — A faded cloth banner framed in a wood-paneled restaurant stopped me in my tracks recently. Against a deep navy background, the golden words “WELCOME HOME” arched over the proud Great Seal of ...