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2026 Regional Veterans Day Observance applications now open

VA and the Veterans Day National Committee (VDNC) invite cities, towns and non-profit organizations that wish to host local Veterans Day Observances to apply to be recognized as official Veterans Day.

VA pauses new disability rule 2 days after announcing it

The Department of Veterans Affairs has reversed course on a controversial new rule that could lower veterans’ disability ratings if medications or treatment reduce the daily effects of...

DAV statement on the halting of VA rule

DAV applauds Secretary Collins’ decision to halt the implementation of VA’s rule regarding the impact of medication on evaluation ratings for service-connected disabilities.

Curtis LeMay: World War II bomber, cold warrior, and judo champion

Okay, Curtis LeMay wasn’t a judo champion in the sense that he was winning awards for tossing people around. He did, however, popularize the martial art for the postwar world, bringing it into the U.

Vietnam vet, law firms file suit over new VA ruling on disability rating exams

A Vietnam veteran who has appealed his Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating has asked the courts to review a VA rule published Tuesday that requires medical examiners to factor in the...

7 interesting facts about US presidents and their military service

Early in his second presidential term, George Washington led troops during the Whiskey Rebellion . Harry Truman was the only U.S. president to see combat during World War I .

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Military leaders should assume an absent troop is ‘in danger,’ watchdog finds

When troops don’t show up for work, commanders should quickly presume that they are “potentially in danger,” a federal watchdog said, after finding that over 90% of troops with...

How one Veteran found his purpose through CWT

After years in uniform, Charles Bazier found himself standing at a familiar point many Veterans know too well: the moment after service when the mission is over, but the next chapter is not yet clear.

VA releases annual Veteran suicide prevention report, updated with 2023 data

VA recently released the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report , which analyzes Veteran suicide from 2001 to 2023, the most recent year for which data is available.

The Medal of Honor recipient who became a ‘One-Man Regiment of Iwo Jima’

It had been one week since roughly 60,000 service members rushed ashore the sulfurous outcropping that was Iwo Jima. Despite the island being barely 10 square miles in area, “assault troops,” writes..

The Swedish sledgehammer: A salute to the Carl Gustaf, long may the ‘Goose’ reign

The Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle is a contradiction wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in titanium and carbon fiber. It is a 1940s solution to a 21st-century problem, a rifled pipe that doesn’t give a...

Gamers: Stream for DAV on Twitch

Join DAV’s community where gaming meets service. We’re harnessing the immense power of Twitch to connect with veterans and their families in new, dynamic ways.

American MIA Group and Filipino Muslim Government Unite to Bring Home World War II Servicemen

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New VA Rule Ties Disability Ratings to Medicated Symptoms, Drawing Fire From Veterans Groups

WWII soldier who refused to identify Jewish POWs to receive Medal of Honor

Roddie Edmonds never spoke about his time in a German prisoner of war camp. This week, his family learned he’ll soon receive the nation’s highest valor award for an act of heroism in which he never...

Concern and confusion erupt over new VA disability rule

Veterans and advocates are struggling to understand the ramifications of a new federal rule, under which the Department of Veterans Affairs will consider the effectiveness of medications when...

VA to consider medical management of symptoms in determining disability ratings

Veterans Affairs medical examiners are now required to consider the effects of medication on a veteran’s health condition when assigning a disability rating under a new regulation published Tuesday...

VA restores gun rights to some disabled veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs has ended a practice that prevented veterans who can’t manage their finances from owning guns, a change officials say will restore constitutional rights to nearly...

DAV announces new partnership with Solace Health supporting veterans’ care

ERLANGER, Ky. – DAV (Disabled American Veterans) is proud to announce a new partnership with Solace Health as its first new partner in 2026.