The Loyal Lee: Robert E. Lee’s cousin took the war to the South with the Union Navy
The Civil War challenged the loyalties of countless Americans across the nation, tearing apart families and destroying friendships.
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The Civil War challenged the loyalties of countless Americans across the nation, tearing apart families and destroying friendships.
Nothing brings me to feel-good, ugly tears like a “welcome home” ceremony. In fact, fellow Americans share in this sentiment. We eat it up.
Tricare open enrollment, also known as Tricare open season, runs each year from mid-November through mid-December. For 2026, those dates are Nov. 9 to Dec. 8.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has always been at the forefront of advancements in medical care. For specialty physicians like gastroenterologists, that means an opportunity to work at the...
Harrison Schoen spent three months on the USS New Orleans staring at the ocean, watching for anyone who might fall overboard, when he decided his life needed to change.
If you serve or have served in the reserve or National Guard, you already know that eligibility rules for VA benefits are different than those who served on active duty.
Reports of food shortages and other serious issues on a major U.S. aircraft carrier have shocked many in the public, even as the Pentagon has rushed to insist sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln are...
A U.S. Navy messman, Doris “Dorie” Miller, was a Black 22-year-old sharecropper’s son from Waco, Texas. Because of his rating, he was restricted from handling any weapons.
Ask any military historian and they’ll probably tell you that tactical aggression is a game changer. Throughout the history of armed conflict, forces who were more aggressive saw more success.
The United States military hasn’t operated a seaplane, or amphibious flying boat, since the Coast Guard retired the HU-16 Albatross in 1983.
VA coordinated care helped Navy Veteran move forward after a traumatic brain injury Navy Veteran Trenton Stahl spends many mornings outdoors with his father tending to the beehives on their property.
VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting new findings on improving PTSD treatment, a tool to reduce hospital-acquired infections and lung cancer...
A New York National Guard mobilization that put soldiers into state prisons to work as guards was so expansive that at least a handful of soldiers were airlifted by Black Hawk from a baseball field...
One is the fastest jet ever produced, capable of outrunning anti-air missiles while capturing reconnaissance in some of the most hostile airspace on Earth.
Finding the right VA office for your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) records request just got easier. VA has redesigned the page Veterans use to request records .
A small number of gamblers have made $8 million placing military and defense-related bets on the Polymarket prediction site, most placed by about 150 accounts that almost always bet correctly.
Think about the World War II shows and films that stuck with you, like “Band of Brothers,” “The Pacific,” or “Saving Private Ryan.
The crew of a malfunctioning MQ-9A drone worked for more than 7 minutes last August to keep their stricken aircraft aloft, but a damaged wire in the fuel system had irreversibly killed its newly...
VA Health Chat app connects Veterans to VA health care For Army Veteran Evan Burnside, a visit to the nearest VA facility means a three-hour trip: an hour’s drive each way, plus time for parking and...
Every veteran knows the cost of service and the promise that comes with it. If we’re changed in service, our nation will be there for us when we come home.
I met Ann Sherman Wolcott many years ago, shortly after my husband passed away. It was at a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund event. Ann was a Gold Star Mother and I was a Gold Star Wife.
DAV’s employment program helps veterans, transitioning service members, Guard and Reserve members, and military spouses navigate the job market with confidence.
This past year, dedicated DAV volunteers across the country gave over 230,000 rides to veterans for their Department of Veterans Affairs medical appointments.
Let me start by saying that shooting 55gr .223 out of a 20-inch pencil barrel with a rifle-length gas system, as Eugene Stoner, Bob Fremont, and Jim Sullivan intended, is a very enjoyable firearms...