Veterans

A San Diego Navy fought with the Department of Veterans Affairs for five months after he received a letter mistakenly declaring him deceased.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired military members. That’s according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. The VA’s chief of staff, Christopher Syrek, told top level officials at the agency that it had an objective to cut enough...

Veterans at State Department dispirited after DEI crackdown puts affinity group on pause.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was stalled three times during his opening statement by protesters who called him a “Christian zionist” and yelled about “bombing babies in Gaza.”

Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been posthumously awarded the rank of general.

President Biden spoke at the last Veterans Day event of his presidency at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.

After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O’Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet. Dogs 4 Valor, operated through an organization called The Battle Within, helps retired veterans and first responders in the...

Veterans Day is a day to honor all who served the United States of America in the military and to thank the heroes for their service to the country. Some businesses are open on the holiday while others close. So is Veterans Day considered a federal holiday? The answer is yes, Veterans Day is a federal holiday and one of…

Many veterans who’ve started small businesses tell a similar story: Their military service prepared them mentally for the task, but they were at a disadvantage when it came to the financial part.

The federal holiday of Veterans Day falls on Monday, Nov. 11, for 2024. The day, which honors living veterans who served in the military, dates back to 1919.

In appreciation of Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, businesses will honor active-duty and retired military with all sorts of deals.

Both Veterans Day and Memorial Day have significant meaning to many veterans, members of the U.S. armed services and their families.

Gus Rosendale reporting on ‘Paws of War’ expanding services for veterans. 

The statistics come amid renewed calls to change a law that has thrown many veterans into sudden hardship.

Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium have ended a meeting at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly after 9/11.

Special operations forces deployed to Karshi-Khanabad, or “K2,” in Uzbekistan have pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs for help for years, but so far the VA has not acted.

The Best Defense Foundation brought American veterans back to the battlefields where they served.

World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot near the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France. He’s 100, she’s a youngster of just 96.

In New Jersey, Veterans gathered in Fort Lee to mark 80 years after D-Day. News 4 New York’s Pat Battle reports. 

Robert Persichitti suffered a medical episode while on a ship en route to Normandy, he was airlifted to a hospital in Germany and “died peacefully” to music by his favorite artist, Frank Sinatra.