A Look Back at Our Most Impactful News Stories of 2025

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webp? fit=780%2C438&ssl=1" /> Well, that was quite a year. The news stories we are highlighting as our Most Impactful of 2025 are ones you won’t find anywhere else.

They’re stories that captured indignation and fear, hope and heroism, bravery and vulnerability. There are investigations into a billion-dollar industry connected to veterans benefits, and an exodus at VA. Plus introductions to a network of DIY veterans treating their trauma with psychedelics, and a World War II POW who witnessed the execution of U.

S. soldiers in the Philippines and, more than 80 years later, is helping investigators try to locate their remains. We’re also adding a bonus this year: A link to our ongoing timeline of the story of 2025—how the Trump administration’s policies have impacted the military and veterans.

We call it Operation Timeline. And the mission continues. Here is our list and links to the Best of 2025.

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