Our Sacrifices Were Meaningful, But We Need Help: The Afghan Withdrawal and Veterans' Mental Health The day after Kabul fell to the Taliban in August during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the VA shared a suicide...
50,000 Extra VA Patients Died in 2020 Compared to Normal, Study Finds Excess patient deaths at VA in 2020 show a larger pandemic toll, yet the increase was lower than in the general U.S...
I Had Never Seen the Impact of War Until I Spoke With Those Who Waged It "I was most shocked when I learned about what life was like when the veterans came back from war."
I Asked Him About the Best Part of His Service – 'Everybody Looked Out for Each Other' "During eighth grade, my perception of war was how Hollywood portrayed it: blood and death, and bullets and bombs."
Wilmer Valderrama on Remembering our Military this Veterans Day and Every Day "Whenever I have the honor of spending time with our troops, I am inspired and strengthened by their honor and resolve."
Excuses and a Recurring Nightmare, Brought to an End by Medals and Heroism "I needed to be protective about my ability as a defender, so I used my reasoning to protect myself, while I illogically...
A Veteran's Odyssey After Hanging Up the Uniform in an America He Doesn't Recognize "The story of Odysseus is the story of the day after -- what happens when the battle is done?"
Stolen Valor Is So Grubby - Stolen for What? To Impress Who? "I wanted him to feel that shiver up the spine we all feel, that I've felt, when our awkward lies are revealed."
The Best Places for Veterans to Live? Try Tampa, but Avoid Detroit, Survey Finds A new survey on the best and worst places for veterans to live put a Florida city on top for the second year in a row.
'Typical Wifey' Irritates Vets Your own overconfidence is easy to forgive. But overconfidence is insufferable when found in others -- especially in the...
Guardsmen Patrolling DC Will Soon Be Armed, Pentagon Says Guardsmen have mostly been patrolling tourist areas not known for high crime rates, such as the National Mall and a transit...
Air Force Top Enlisted Leader Says Service Oath Isn't Made to 'Any Individual' Amid General's Retirement Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi's message to the force seemingly sought to calm the rank and file as the Pentagon goes through...
Veterans Stole over $150K from Air Force Base’s Sports Program in Florida, Feds Say Keith Pilawski, 63, and Edwin Ortiz, 58, defrauded the sports program from 2009 until 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for...
Why Is the Army Chopping Away at Its Chopper Fleet? The cuts are part of a larger reorganization as the Army prepares for the changing landscape of warfare with one of the...
Hegseth Fires General Whose Agency's Intel Assessment of Damage from Iran Strikes Angered Trump Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, according to the people, who...