Emily Nunez, pictured, and her sister Betsy have launched a wildly successful start-up, Sword & Plough, which upcycles military surplus items into luxury handbags and backpacks. Photo by Thomas S.

Emily Nunez is an active-duty Army officer with a special project on the side: Sword & Plough, an award-winning business selling fashionable bags made from military surplus materials by veterans. This ...

A good go bag is an essential tool in your productivity arsenal, but the good ones can cost a lot of money—and many of them sacrifice options for looks. When you want a bag you can count on and don't ...

DENVER-Serving in the military while also being the CEO of a fashion company can be an intimidating but also a rewarding experience. It's also a perfect match for U.S. Army 1 st Lt. Emily Núñez, 24, ...

DENVER (CBS4) - Betsy and Emily Nunez say military has always been a part of their life. After years of moving around Colorado is home. "There's this amazing sense of community you have growing up in ...

Two sisters have not only employed themselves, but also created jobs for other veterans, with an environmentally sustainable fashion bag company that also honors the military. NBC’s Janet Shamilan ...

A female army intelligence officer is set for success in the fashion world after coming up with the idea to transform discarded tents, sleeping bags and parachutes into handbags and backpacks. And ...

A student who has fulfilled her dream of a career in the Army officer has also set up a successful fashion company, designing accessories made from upcycled surplus military apparel. And Emily Núñez, ...

MERRIMACK, N.H. — Harold Foote plucked a small, dusty box off one of the piles that rise like cardboard stalagmites from the floor of his cavernous warehouse. He snapped the fossilized Scotch-tape ...