July 5, 2018 Veterans press on with new appeal in burn-pit case Hundreds of military service members and private contractors who had dozens of class-action lawsuits thrown out by a court of appeals are refusing to give up the fight.
July 5, 2018 Nonprofit teaches farming to veterans, helps to reintegrate them into civilian life An average of 20 veterans commit suicide each day—a statistic that weighs on the mind of Rich Murphy.
July 4, 2018 Marine vet gets smart home (and independence) from Gary Sinise Foundation On April 11, 2012, two weeks into his sixth combat deployment, Major Eric Burkett's V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft crashed in North Africa.
July 4, 2018 Fourth of July fireworks trigger PTSD symptoms in veterans The rockets’ red glare is an Independence Day tradition. But for the men and women of the U.S. armed forces, the jarring noises can trigger symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
July 3, 2018 Melania Trump makes unannounced Walter Reed trip to visit wounded service members First lady Melania Trump on Tuesday made an unannounced visit to wounded service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland.
July 3, 2018 Trump touts progress on military, veterans issues at armed forces charity dinner President Trump touted his administration's accomplishments for the military and veterans at a charity dinner in West Virginia on Tuesday, honoring what the president called the "sweat, blood, and sacrifices" of the armed forces.
July 3, 2018 Black WWII vet denied officer status because of race commissioned 75 years later A black World War II veteran who was denied status as a U.S. Army officer because of his race finally received his commission 75 years later.
July 3, 2018 Veteran who set himself on fire to protest VA treatment has died A veteran who set himself on fire last week in protest of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has died, officials said.
July 3, 2018 Ex-Klan leader resigns role at Connecticut VFW post A day after voicing support for a Veterans of Foreign Wars leader in Connecticut convicted for bigotry crimes as a Ku Klux Klan member, the group says it does not tolerate racism and the man has resigned.
July 3, 2018 Authorities say man who burned self to protest VA has died State investigators say a man who identified himself as an Air Force veteran has died after he lit himself on fire in front of the Georgia Capitol last week to protest the Veterans Affairs system.