January 8, 2015 55-year-old father graduates combat basic training A 55-year-old father of two teenagers graduated Thursday from combat basic training, becoming one of the oldest men ever to complete the program that involves 5-mile runs mixed with daily doses of  push-ups and sit-ups.
January 8, 2015 2 soldiers in casket photo flap removed from funeral detail They get to keep their National Guard jobs, but two soldiers entangled in a photo controversy that showed guard members posing around an empty flag-draped coffin have been permanently removed from funeral detail.
January 8, 2015 Suicides rise among youngest military vets, VA says A new government analysis shows a sharp increase in the suicide rate among the youngest male veterans and a smaller jump among women who served in the military.