Community
DAV Scholarship recipient creates a legacy of service to veterans
Jacob Weber, who received a $30,000 scholarship from DAV in 2023, recently graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management.
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Service
Military members assaulted by fellow troops cannot sue the military. That could change.
A rule created 75 years ago bars military members from suing the government while still on active duty, even in cases when one service member sexually assaults another.
Service
While the military drops religions, the VA still offers 84 religious tombstone emblems
The Department of Defense policy that dropped 180 faiths from its list of recognized religions is bad news for Unitarians, Druids, and dozens of other belief systems.
Benefits
PACT Act: Presumptive Conditions
The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that "potentially millions" more veterans or their survivors could be eligible to receive health care or financial compensation for toxic exposure-related.
Community
VA community residential care brings Veteran peace of mind
Independent living community brings VA support closer to Veteran and caregiver Community Residential Care helps Veterans who can’t safely live on their own, but who also don’t need a nursing home,...
Service
The Ukrainian soldier ‘Da Vinci’ inspired a nation with his fighting spirit
Hamlet Avagyan left his native Armenia for Ukraine in 2015 to fight against Russian military and pro-Russian separatists. Avagyan committed for three months, yet he never left.
Community
A Veterans Organization Has Millions in the Bank. Why Did It Seize a Small Chapter’s Donation?
Former members of DAV Chapter 6 in Sacramento gather outside their longtime headquarters. (Photo by Paul Kitagaki Jr. for the Sacramento Bee) This story was published in partnership with The...
Service
Navy imposes 1-year limit on medical shaving waivers
Sailors whose medical conditions make daily shaving painful, or even leave scars, now face being separated if they cannot be clean-shaven after a year of treatment, Navy officials have announced.
Legacy
This US soldier tried to cover a retreat in Vietnam — and instead compelled the enemy to
On July 25, 1968, Leonard Louis Alvarado enlisted in the U.S. Army and by August 1969 he was a Specialist 4 and a rifleman in Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division...
Legacy
This US soldier tried to cover a retreat in Vietnam — and ended up compelling the enemy to
On July 25, 1968, Leonard Louis Alvarado enlisted in the U.S. Army and by August 1969 he was a Specialist 4 and a rifleman in Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division...
Legacy
This US soldier tried to cover a retreat — and ended up compelling the enemy to
On July 25, 1968, Leonard Louis Alvarado enlisted in the U.S. Army and by August 1969 he was a Specialist 4 and a rifleman in Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division...
Service
A veteran business’ hard-learned lessons on building—and rebuilding—a brand
Any veteran entrepreneur in business long enough probably feels like they’ve made every mistake in the book and paid for all of them. Chances are also good that they keep going anyway.
Benefits
The hard-earned right: 250 years of the American veteran
“The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776,” by John Trumbull. A severely wounded James Monroe (on the ground, left of center) is depicted as being held by Dr. John Riker.
Service
Air Force cancels promotions for 135 sergeants after testing error
Just before the long July 4th weekend, 586 Air Force staff sergeants in the service’s largest career field were told they were being promoted, a moment that is traditionally a cause for celebration...
Health
Bridging the distance: Bringing care closer to home for rural Veterans
In Navajo Nation, VA trainees close the distance to care For rural Veterans living on or near the Navajo Nation reservation, seeking care has often meant hours on the road.
Advocacy
Country music legend George Jones’ legendary lawn mower booze run
Country music legend George Jones had a lifelong struggle with alcoholism that was as legendary as his voice. Born among the East Texas oil fields in 1931, Jones gravitated to music to escape his...
Service
Air Force Veteran returns to the Golden Age Games with strength, faith and fight
Terrence “Terry” Munoz hadn’t competed in powerlifting in more than 20 years. Life had brought injuries, retirement, family, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and two battles with cancer.
Service
US strikes more than 80 targets as Trump calls Iran ceasefire ‘over’
President Donald Trump said he considers the ceasefire with Iran “over” after the U.S. military launched strikes against more than 80 targets on Tuesday in response to recent attacks against...
Legacy
The enduring mystery of a Navy ship that sank in the Bermuda Triangle
Named after a mythological one-eyed figure, the USS Cyclops just disappeared. The U.S. Navy bulk cargo ship departed Barbados for Baltimore on a scheduled nine-day voyage.
Family
My Father Was a Decorated Black Soldier With a Secret: Me
Photos courtesy of S. Renée Phillips There was no celebration when my mother learned she was pregnant—only a conversation.