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January 1, 2021

Luke’s Wings hopes to provide 2,000 flights for wounded warriors in 2021

The nonprofit organization Luke’s Wings is lifting spirits this holiday season by helping reunite service members with their families. Founded in 2008, Luke’s Wings provides complimentary airfare to members going through recovery and rehabilitation.

December 28, 2020

NJ community rallies together for Army vet and his family who lost everything in Christmas Eve fire

A New Jersey community is rallying behind the family of a U.S. Army veteran who lost their home and two dogs in a Christmas Eve fire.

December 27, 2020

Longest-surviving Pearl Harbor veteran to get post office named after him

Two years after his death, the Navy veteran who became the oldest survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will have a post office named in his honor.

December 26, 2020

Steve Brock & Jeff Le: Veterans will benefit if Denis McDonough is confirmed as Veterans Affairs secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has made a wise choice in selecting former White House Chief of Staff and Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.

December 25, 2020

Indiana World War II veteran's Christmas wish comes true as hundreds send letters

A World War II veteran from Ferdinand, Ind., received more than 1,000 letters for Christmas after sending in a request to a local news station.

December 24, 2020

Democratic Rep.-elect Kai Kahele, combat veteran, says Trump supporters are 'a force to be reckoned with'

As a progressive Democrat who supports the Green New Deal and "Medicare-for-all," Rep.-elect Kai Kahele, D-Hawaii, has had to temper his aspirations for the new Congress. 

December 16, 2020

WWII POW gets Birmingham's first COVID-19 vaccine

A 94-year-old World War II veteran and prisoner of war rolled up his sleeves on Tuesday and became the first person in Birmingham, Ala., to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

December 15, 2020

Rep.-elect Scott Franklin, combat veteran, says too many Americans take freedom for granted

Rep.-elect Scott Franklin, a former naval aviator, appreciates when others thank him for his military service because it's a sign that America has reached a point where veterans are respected.

December 15, 2020

WWII veteran, 96, receives COVID-19 vaccine, becomes first VA patient nationwide to get jab

The first veteran’s affairs patient to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is a 96-year-old WWII veteran, according to the health system where she was treated. 

December 12, 2020

Pelosi calls for VA Sec Wilkie to resign over 'extremely disturbing cover-up campaign of sexual assault'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie to resign following a watchdog report that he had belittled a congressional aide after she filed a sexual assault claim.