Veteran News
Advocacy
Getting out of the military is hard enough and navigating the legal system afterward can be even harder, especially for veterans with limited resources because of transition trouble and little...
Health
The transition from military to civilian life can be one of the most challenging periods service members face. When that journey is marked by isolation, stress or unmet needs, the risk of health,...
Service
When the Confederacy fired the first shots of the Civil War at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861, Gordon Granger was on leave from the Union Army.
Legacy
Nearly 60 years after he led his reconnaissance team through a harrowing ambush in South Vietnam — ignoring his numerous serious wounds — retired Maj. James Capers Jr.
Health
The Chillicothe VA Medical Center proudly commemorates the successful launch of the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, which went live on June 6, 2026, as part of the U.S.
Service
A new bill introduced in the Senate aims to clean up the convoluted process that governs what benefits and pay National Guard and Reserve troops are eligible for when they’re called up.
Service
Officials at Edwards Air Force Base, California, released the names of the eight crew members of a B-52 Stratofortress who were killed on Monday when the bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at the...
Service
Nothing lasts forever. Even headstones, which, for most of us, will be our lasting impression on Earth. Over time, they get discolored and work down by rain and sleet and whatever else mother nature..
Service
Earlier this month, Nick Ricigliano finally came face to face with a fugitive he’d been tracking since 2019 and whom the Army had been after for nearly 30 years.
Health
A coordinated response to support aging homeless Veterans In fiscal year 2024, almost half of all Veterans enrolled in VA healthcare were 65 or older.
Health
VA continued its successful rollout of the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR), deploying it at four more VA medical centers (VAMCs) in Cincinnati, Chillicothe; Dayton, Ohio; and the...
Legacy
Mel Brooks’ stomach almost didn’t survive the trip overseas to fight during World War II . In February 1945, the comic legend and other troops left the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York on a ship bound..
Health
I had gone from one of the most powerful political figures in San Diego to a complete outcast. I was unfaithful in my marriage, which morphed into accusations that flattened everything in their path.
Transition
If you’re exploring a career with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or any federal agency, you’ve likely come across the term General Schedule (GS).
Service
A major factor for service members as they consider whether to stay in the military is how frequent moves to new assignments affect their children.
Benefits
Congress is considering a proposal that would grant full retirement and disability benefits to combat veterans, while slashing future disability checks for veterans with tinnitus and sleep apnea.
Service
A midair collision last year that ripped the refueling boom off of one of the Air Force’s newest tanker aircraft, sending the multi-million-dollar fueling arm tumbling into the Atlantic Ocean, came...
Legacy
The girl who later frustrated the Nazis’ secret police once wore a bracelet of live snakes to school. Virginia Hall was different.
Health
Cheyenne VA pain management helps Veteran rethink pain Pain management at Cheyenne VA Health Care System (CVAHCS) began with a question for former Army officer Dominic Sansone.
Transition
VA Secretary Doug Collins recently spoke at the Disney Veterans Institute Summit in Washington, D.C., prompting employers to put Veterans at the center of how they think, hire and operate.
