September 19, 2019 World War II 'Hero of Cologne,' 95, receives Bronze Star for destroying Nazi tank in firefight It took nearly 75 years, but World War II veteran Clarence Smoyer, 95, finally received the Bronze Star Medal on Wednesday for his heroic actions that helped destroy a German tank and take the crucial city of Cologne.
September 19, 2019 Strangers pack funeral for veteran with no known family, friends: ‘He will not be alone’ A United States Air Force veteran with no known family members in the wake of his death received his final honors as he was laid to rest in Nashville.
September 19, 2019 Rep. Crenshaw slams Bernie Sanders for tweet that 'panders' to veterans Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas., blasted Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for tweeting about veteran issues in order to “make people angry.”
September 18, 2019 Top officials disciplined over ant bites at Georgia VA nursing home The Department of Veterans Affairs has disciplined nine employees, including a regional director and chief medical officer, after a Vietnam War veteran was reportedly found covered in ants and ant bites at a Georgia VA facility earlier this month.
September 18, 2019 Ex-hospice nurse accused of taking morphine intended for dying vets is arrested Federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused a former hospice nurse of stealing liquid morphine intended for dying veterans, which at least once led to prolonged suffering of a vet during the last days of his life.
September 15, 2019 Pearl Harbor sailors laid to rest on same day in NJ, Kansas 78 years after 1941 attack The remains of two U.S. military veterans who were killed in Pearl Harbor on the same day in 1941 have finally been laid to rest — also on the same day, nearly 78 years later.
September 15, 2019 Oldest living American WWII veteran celebrates 110th birthday Lawrence Brooks — a man considered to be the nation's oldest living veteran from World War II — celebrated a huge milestone in Louisiana last week: his 110th birthday.
September 13, 2019 Jon Stewart sets his sights on helping burn pit vets with new PSA Now that thousands of those who were made ill due to their exposure to toxins at Ground Zero are finally receiving access to a crucial compensation fund, Jon Stewart has set his sights on helping the hundreds of thousands of veterans who may have become sick due to burn pit exposure.
September 12, 2019 Lawmaker demands answers from VA after veteran reportedly found covered in ant bites Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., is demanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs after a Vietnam War veteran was reportedly found last week covered in ants and ant bites before he died at a Georgia VA nursing home.
September 12, 2019 Rep. Mast, a retired Army Ranger, to be evicted from office at VA after grilling officials Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., a retired Army Ranger, spoke out on Thursday after he was evicted from his congressional office space in the West Palm Beach Veteran Affairs Medical Center.