North Dakota’s Oldest Veteran, 109, Shares Story of Resilience Reaching 109 on Feb. 11, Army veteran Ray Curtis has lived through a lot and still has the memory and sharp wit to talk about...
Snowstorm Rescue: Veteran Frees 20,000-Pound Ambulance with Patient Inside Paramedics aided by the veteran were allowed to resume transport during hazardous winter conditions in Ohio.
Korean War Marine, 94, Finally Gets Purple Heart After Seven Decades With help from a neighbor and veterans' groups, a Korean War veteran has the honor he's waited more than seventy years to...
Photographer Aims to Profile 250 Veterans for America’s 250th Birthday "It's a national tribute." Photographer Mikel Conrad has embarked on an ambitious assignment to photograph and profile 250...
She Was an Orphan Adopted From Iran by a US Veteran. The Trump Administration Wants to Deport Her The woman's father was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II.
‘Full Cost of War Act’ Attempts to Tie Military Force Decisions to Veteran Funding The Full Cost of War Act would require Congress to account for and authorize funding for veterans’ care whenever it approves...
How Nonprofits Work and Why They Are Easy to Abuse The nonprofit model relies on public trust and limited oversight, which makes abuse and misleading fundraising possible...
In War-Weary Kyiv, Wounded Ukrainian Veterans Turn Epic Poetry into Living Testimony Veterans with severe injuries from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in an adaptation of Ivan Kotliarevskyi’s...
Season-Ending Injury Won’t Sideline College Pitcher from Helping Veterans Out for the season with a UCL tear, South Carolina pitcher Jake McCoy came up with a new plan to raise funds for veterans in...
WWII Army Signal Corps Veteran Who Tracked Nazi Transmissions Turns 100 On Feb. 21, Sten Gould turns 100 years old. His wartime journals have preserved the voice of a soldier who copied Nazi morse...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
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...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-02/conrad_2__0.jpg?itok=4vIW32Q4 "William "Bill" Dunsmore, a World War II veteran, poses for the "250 Faces of Service & Sacrifice" project. (Mikel Conrad)")
