THIMISTER-CLERMONT, Belgium (AP) – As a schoolboy three-quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshift American cemetery – filled with bodies, some headless, some limbless, blood seeping from the vehicles onto the roads that the U.S. soldiers had given their lives to liberate.
A Tuskegee Airman celebrated his 100th birthday by flying a plane out of Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Maryland, as a copilot.
The family of a fallen soldier now has a place to call home just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday this year.
Members of a Baptist church in Hampton, Virginia, unveiled a remodeled home for women veterans on Saturday after spending three years renovating the formerly neglected space.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) stated that the Trump administration has “turned their backs” on veterans by “blocking benefits for those who suffered from illnesses related to the exposure to Agent Orange.” Transcript as Follows: “Hi,
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) said during the fifth Democrat presidential primary debate that American veterans are “calling for an end” to the “regime change wars” that have persisted with support from the Washington, DC, national security establishment.
A teenager in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is raising money to send Vietnam War veterans on a special trip to Washington, DC.
An eight-year-old boy from Maryland has raised more than $50,000 and has helped nearly 3,000 homeless veterans over the past four years by making “hero bags.”
Dr. Johnson shares the frustration of patients with the pre-authorization process, where doctors must get prior approval from insurers before conducting even basic health care services. But she maintains Medicare for All is not the answer.
A pastor in Orangeburg, South Carolina, has announced big plans for veterans who need homes in his community.
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) called out Twitter over its political censorship in questions to a company spokesman during a hearing of the House Veterans Affairs Committee yesterday.
A Navy veteran who served for 29 years has been gifted a new smile thanks to the help of Dr. Jamiah Dawson, a Navy veteran and Navy dentist.
D-Day veteran and former British armed forces chief Field Marshal the Lord Bramall KG, GCB, OBE, MC, JP has died aged 95.
During a town hall on CNN on Monday, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden stated that he would bring veterans who were deported to their native countries after serving back to the United States. Biden was asked
AMVETS unveiled its inaugural patch and new logo for the ride to honor and remembrance of U.S. prisoners of war and those still MIA.
U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns announced this week that a disabled veteran’s gender bias lawsuit against the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth will move forward.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Monday unveiled his $62 billion plan to revamp the Department of Veterans Affairs, promising to end the exclusion on what the presidential hopeful describes as “medically necessary gender-affirmation surgeries” and emphasizing the need to provide “abortion care.”
A column published in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday makes the case that colleges and universities undermine the values that American veterans risked their lives to defend.
One of ESPN’s senior writers says the NFL’s annual recognition of America’s veterans reveals “a staggering level of hypocrisy.”
The president is expected to deliver a speech and lay a wreath in honor of American military veterans.
An investigation by two South Carolina journalists has led to the filing of criminal and civil lawsuits against the alleged culprits in an investment scam that has targeted thousands of veterans, forcing many of them into bankruptcy.
LONDON (AP) – Queen Elizabeth II joined Britons in remembering their war dead, as the country’s political leaders paused campaigning for the Dec. 12 election to take part in a sombre Remembrance Sunday service in London.
Veterans Day is an opportunity to reflect upon and honor military service, linking previous generations with the present, said Matt Naylor.
A military veteran from Michigan with special needs children was gifted with thousands of dollars in home repairs from volunteers on Friday.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Tuesday vowed to reverse the Trump administration’s transgender military policy on her first day as commander-in-chief. She also pledged to provide service members and veterans with “gender-affirming care,” which includes taxpayer-funded “transition-related” surgery.
American Veterans who risked their lives in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars are increasingly opposing foreign interventionism that continues to dominate the Washington, DC, political establishment.
All Australian Defence Force veterans will now be eligible for special discounts as a way of thanking them for their service. The rewards come via a special card released Sunday by the Federal government on behalf of a grateful nation.
An Army Reserve Officer has a unique way of honoring the American service members who died in the Vietnam War.
A U.S. Army veteran in Aurora, Colorado, is helping his fellow servicemen learn job skills to get them back on their feet.
Avila sang the song with the military choir as President Trump and other officials joined with him.
A World War II veteran who celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday in Fayetteville, North Carolina, had some good advice to share with others on his special day.
Authorities have taken Scott Kohn into custody for an accused “billion dollar Ponzi scheme” that targeted vulnerable veterans.
After President Trump’s bipartisan expansion of GI Bill benefits in 2017, the hopes of our country’s troops look brighter than ever.
A veteran battling Huntington’s disease told Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) – who held a town hall in Carson City, Nevada, on Friday – that he is considering suicide due to the crippling amount of medical debt he has accumulated.
The Gary Sinise Foundation announced Wednesday that it plans to build smart homes for two police officers shot in the line of duty.
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is speaking Tuesday on foreign policy at the American Legion Convention in Indianapolis at 11:50 ET.
Two convicts in Montana have been ordered to write the names of all Americans killed in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of their sentencing, reports said.
The president spoke to the AMVETS Convention in Kentucky on Wednesday, announcing his decision and signing the document.
Twenty-one U.S. flags were stolen from veterans’ graves in South Carolina on the Fourth of July and later burned by unsuspecting vandals.
A majority of veterans approve of the way President Trump is handling his duties as commander in chief of the military, according to Pew.
