Trailblazing Journalist Who Chronicled the Trauma of Vietnam Dies at 91 Myra MacPherson, who fearlessly busted open doors for female journalist and wrote a landmark book on the Vietnam War, died on...
Study: Toxins in Gulf War Led to Early Menopause for Women Veterans A VA-led study found that women Gulf War veterans were three times more likely to experience early menopause, exposing...
Therapy in the Sky: Utah Veterans Find Peace, Solace in Skydiving Leaps of Hope, a nonprofit in Utah, is giving veterans the adrenaline rush and camaraderie they miss from the military...
Congress Passes Bill to Fund National Center to Help Justice-Involved Veterans A recent bipartisan bill passed to build a hub to help veterans struggling to stay out of the justice system.
Colorado Couple Turns Hockey League into Safe Haven for Veterans A couple in Colorado is helping veterans and first responders heal from PTSD and stress through the Brave Warriors Hockey...
The Vietnam Veterans Who Fought for Modern PTSD Treatments Vietnam veterans fought a second war at home to get recognition and treatment. That fight created the modern VA mental health...
‘I Never Want to See it Again.’ Vietnam Soldier Recalls Deadly Napalm, Tet Offensive Robert Hendricks, a U.S. Army veteran, shares his harrowing story of surviving the Tet Offensive and the effects of napalm...
EMDR: The PTSD Treatment Many Veterans Don't Know the VA Offers Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) sounds complicated, but the treatment itself is straightforward.
Why the Winter Blues Make PTSD Symptoms Worse and What Veterans Can Do About It Winter amplifies PTSD symptoms through biology, darkness and isolation that hits veterans hard.
Seasonal Depression: Mission Roll Call Helps Veterans Overcome Holiday Anxiety Many veterans struggle during the holidays. Mission Roll Call, a veteran led organization, provides resources for both...
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...
