Myths and misconceptions surround the burial benefits offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many people don’t know these benefits exist at all, while others assume that the VA will pay for all of the costs of their burial if they’re buried in a veterans cemetery.
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A U.S. Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier appeared to rebuke Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ‘s delegation on Wednesday after laughter could be heard as they climbed the steps of...
Service
Country music star and Army reservist Craig Morgan has been announced as the newest USO Global Ambassador, joining the current team that includes David Boreanaz , Vanessa Lachey and Wilmer...
Legacy
It was a fantasy come true for baseball fans in the Bronx when a team led by Ted Williams, the last of the .400 hitters, met up with a team led by all-time slugger Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium on July.
Legacy
Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Jack Weinstein, a submariner in World War II, presided over the 1984 class action suit brought by veterans seeking compensation from seven chemical companies for the...
Benefits
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Service
Navy Lt. Joy Bright Hancock recalled the mix of sorrow and pride she felt at the 1943 ceremony to christen the destroyer named for Navy Lt. Cmdr.
Service
The Army is looking to join the world of Waymo and Tesla Robotaxi, and take soldiers across base by self-driving car instead of having their peers shuttle them around to field exercises or other...
Legacy
Army Nurse Corps 1st Lt. Mary Aline Cornelius served the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in Europe in World War II, traveling with a movie camera that she and her peers used to record themselves, their unit...
Health
Veterans connected with healthcare, benefits and community resources at VHSO’s annual summit in Northwest Arkansas Recently, the Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks (VHSO) transformed into a...
Legacy
The eyes of the world were focused on Kansas City on Nov. 1, 1921. Some of the biggest names of the Great War — Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing of the United States, Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France,.
Service
The first woman to represent the Marine Corps in Congress was just elected to a House seat in Arizona. JoAnna Mendoza served in the Navy from 1994 to 1997 and the Marine Corps from 1998 to 2016,...
Service
Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts, has introduced a new merit badge on military service designed to connect scouts with the history of the U.S.
