Veterans with Base Access Still Face Delays on New Commissary Benefit Millions more veterans are about to get access to base commissaries and exchanges.
Purple Heart Recipient Dies after Saving Granddaughter from House Explosion A Purple Heart recipient is being remembered for his heroic actions after sacrificing his life to save his granddaughter.
In Reversal, DoD Will Let Wounded Warriors Transfer GI Bill Benefits The DoD announced the strict no-extension, no-transfer policy will not apply to currently serving Purple Heart recipients.
Purple Heart Vets from Vietnam Could Win a Trip to Former Battlefields The group's annual "Return to Vietnam" drawing is open until Nov. 29.
Millions More Vets and Caregivers Are About to Get Commissary, Exchange Access Roughly 3.5 million veterans and designated VA caregivers will be eligible to make purchases at military stores.
Patton's Granddaughter to Return Missing Footlocker to WWII Vet's Family National Purple Heart Day was marked by the return of seven Purple Hearts earned by WWII and Vietnam veterans.
Purple Hearts Finally Awarded to Coast Guard Crew Killed in World War I The cutter Tampa was sunk by a U-boat torpedo in 1918, killing all 131 aboard.
Purple Heart Recipients Will Move to Front of Line for VA Claims, Wilkie Says Wilkie said veterans who have earned the Purple Heart will be placed "at the front of the line when it comes to claims."
Purple Heart Recipients to Get Claims Priority Starting April 1 Secretary Robert Wilkie says the move is recognition for wounds borne in battle.
Family of WWI Veteran Receives Long-Lost Lady Columbia Wound Certificate The Lady of Columbia Wound Certificate was a precursor to the Purple Heart Medal, recognizing troops wounded in battle.
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...
![Marines A Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines [A/1/1] return fire from a house window during a search and clear mission in the battle of Hue, February 1968. (U.S. Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections/Sergeant Bruce A. Atwell)](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2019-09/battle-of-hue-firefight-900.jpg?itok=kM8qTUox "Marines A Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines [A/1/1] return fire from a house window during a search and clear mission in the battle of Hue, February 1968. (U.S. Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections/Sergeant Bruce A. Atwell)")
