Elizabeth Laird has given out a lot of hugs to soldiers -- she figures about half a million -- as they depart for duty and come home. But now that she's in the hospital battling breast cancer, it's ...

An icon in Central Texas and across the U.S. military known as the "hug lady" died on Christmas Eve after a battle with cancer. Elizabeth Laird, 83, passed away on at Metroplex Hospital in Killeen, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lady Gabriella joined King Charles, Queen Camilla and more after making a quiet outing at Trooping the Colour over the weekend ...

The 36th Infantry Division command team honored Elizabeth Laird at Fort Hood’s Robert Gray Army Airfield on Feb. 13. Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 112th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, were ...