How Buying Popcorn on Veterans Day Can Build a Home for a Wounded Warrior A simple movie-night snack at Regal Theatres on November 11 does more than support a blockbuster. For one day, every popcorn...
Air Force Veteran Hopes Contest Will Bring Pain Relief Through Stem Cells Robert Madson has spent most of his life in the Air Force. After 28 deployments and flying all over the world in cramped...
Iraq War Veteran Survives 13 Weeks in Coma, Amputations, to Inspire Others Russ Marek nearly died from an IED blast serving in combat. But he's living life now to inspire other veterans battling...
Fingers Pointed At and By VA for Ongoing Shutdown, Benefits Claims Processes “The Democrats’ government shutdown is limiting services for veterans and making life miserable for VA employees, and things...
Marine Veteran Injured in Combat Receives Heartfelt Surprise Jose Pequeno, who suffered devastating injuries during his deployment to Iraq, was sad to discover his Marine Corps dress...
K9 Hero: Marine Survives Afghanistan IED After Dog’s Ultimate Sacrifice Rick Colts knew something was wrong the moment his military working dog changed his search pattern. It was June 1, 2011, the...
North Carolina Town Building Free Homes for Veterans With help from Building Homes from Heroes and Lowe's, a North Carolina town plans to construct 14 homes for veterans with...
See Your 2026 VA Disability Pay Rates The 2026 VA disability pay rates show compensation for veterans with a disability rating 10% or higher.
Here Is the 2026 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.8% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2026.
VA’s $262M Tech Training Program Faces Numerous Shortcomings, New Report Warns U.S. military veterans transitioning into the technology job sector require more effective resources and program needs...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
