One day, when Ameen Mokdad was 10 years old, he found his father hard at work in their home in Mosul, Iraq. Mokdad's father was an artist, and he was frustrated while trying to begin a painting of a ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A project sparked by North Carolina-bred singer Charlie Daniels has collected thousands of dollars in donated musical instruments for troops in Iraq. Daniels donated one of his own ...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — They could fill out a full orchestra by now, the soldiers stationed in Iraq who have received unique care packages from Steve and Barbara Baker. Guitars, mandolins, banjos, ...