October 15, 2019 Veteran gets groundbreaking penis transplant after Afghanistan blast injuries Nine years ago, a US Navy corpsman was tending to wounded soldiers after an ambush by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan when an IED detonated beneath him.
October 13, 2019 Coach Marv Levy: NFL honors World War II ‘Greatest Generation’ – Each team has its own connection to war It's time for the NFL to honor the service and sacrifice of the "Greatest Generation" before these treasured World War II heroes are gone. Their inspiring values must be instilled in future generations.
October 11, 2019 NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers deny anti-Israel socialist group influenced end of team’s ‘Hometown Hero’ veterans program The NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers issued a statement Thursday night, denying that the team’s “Hometown Hero” partnership with a supplier to the U.S. military ended because of “external pressure.”
October 10, 2019 Daughter of vet who died in VA hospital under suspicious circumstances speaks out, 'still waiting' for answers The daughter of a decorated veteran who died suddenly of an insulin overdose at a Veteran's Affair's hospital in West Virginia over a year ago and whose death has been dubbed a homicide told ӣƵ' Shannon Bream Wednesday that she is "still waiting" for answers into what happened to her father.
October 10, 2019 VA issues $400M in refunds to vets for erroneous home loan fees The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) refunded more than $400 million in erroneous home loan fees to veterans after an inspector general audit prompted a review earlier this year, the agency announced Tuesday.
October 10, 2019 Florida man, veteran with 'no immediate family' who spurred massive funeral, did have one: 2 estranged sons Now there are questions surrounding Legacy Options Funeral and Cremation Services and whether it misled the thousands who turned up for Pearson's service or, as the funeral home contends, it was informed of the familial connection too late to notify the public.
October 9, 2019 Thailand frees falsely accused US Navy veteran from prison A U.S. Navy veteran who spent more than a year locked up in maximum-security Thai prison for a crime he did not commit finally returned to his home in Texas Wednesday.
October 9, 2019 Francis Currey, one of three remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipients, dies at 94 Francis Currey, one of the three living World War II Medal of Honor recipients and whose likeness was used to create Medal of Honor G.I. Joe in 1998, died Tuesday. He was 94.
October 2, 2019 'It was really overwhelming': Thousands attend funeral of veteran who had no family A Florida funeral director said Wednesday on "Fox & Friends" that it was humbling to see the local community turn out in droves to honor a veteran who died with no family.
October 1, 2019 Former veterans charity leader sentenced to year in prison for stealing $900G The former director of a veterans charity organization who was convicted last year of stealing $900,000 from the nonprofit has been sentenced to a year in prison, according to a report.