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...
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...
A Benefit On Wheels: The Automobile Allowance For Disabled Veterans There is a long list of programs the VA administers to recognize the sacrifices of those who served. Some of them are...
Wounded Veterans Gifted with Forever Homes Veterans Christopher Lawrence and Quincy Lopez weren’t searching for accolades when they put their lives on the line and...
Ask Lacey: Is Private Long-Term Care Insurance Necessary for a 100% Disabled Vet? As a 100% disabled veteran, you have valuable Department of Veterans Affairs benefits that might make private LTC insurance...
Burn Pit Exposure Linked to Higher Rates of Mental Health Disorders, Brain Injury A new study also confirms earlier research on a connection between burn pit exposure and suicide.
Troops, Veterans Advocates Want to See the PACT Act Better Track Toxic Exposures The discussion brought together more than a dozen veterans service organizations and other advocacy groups for them to tell...
Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Time Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay Attorneys for a class-action suit representing 9,000 veterans argued that a legal interpretation limiting retroactive Combat...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
US Navy Sends Submarines Under Arctic Ice for 100th Time in Milestone Exercise The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
