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Health
Jessika Braden/ U.S. Marine Corps When I think of suicide, I don’t think of annual training slides, 22 pushup challenges, or the “thoughts and prayers” from social media posts.
Benefits
Every separating veteran’s situation is unique, so it’s hard for the military to supply a list of your personal benefits when you get out.
Community
There’s a wonderful tradition that happens every year at the DAV and Auxiliary National Convention—the Parade of Donations.
Service
In a combat experiment that oddly resembles the claw game at an arcade, the Army will strap a test dummy under an oversized drone at an exercise in Poland this week, the first step toward eventually..
Service
All eyes may be on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, but the ongoing mission at the U.S.-Mexico border continues as soldiers from the 101st Airborne and 1st Armored divisions will soon deploy to the...
Community
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Community
ERLANGER, Ky.—DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and Americans for Ibogaine today announced a partnership aimed at advancing education, awareness, research and advocacy surrounding emerging psychedelic.
Legacy
Pyrrhus of Epirus was known for a few things, including his success on the battlefield, despite his name being forever associated with a term that basically means defeat: a Pyrrhic victory He was a...
Legacy
Remember The First Gulf War? Persian Gulf War? Desert Storm and/or Desert Shield? They’re all the same war. Whatever we call it now, it was the war that expelled Iraqi troops from Kuwait, checked a...
Legacy
The Fedayeen Saddam were loyal to one man: Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Established in 1995, the Fedayeen Saddam was an irregular unit designed to protect the Ba’athist regime and the Iraqi...
Service
Two Air Force rescue squadrons have been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for their roles in the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, including the desperate evacuation of American...
Legacy
Just when the entire U.S. Army had begun to believe the war would be over by Christmas, a surprise German offensive smashed through the Ardennes. The Allied forces were completely unprepared.
Community
As a DAV leader, you know that keeping the promise to veterans involves a lot of vigilance on many levels. Our strength depends on organized, accountable leadership throughout our ranks.
Community
To know me is to know the passion I have for volunteering and serving veterans. When I see a veteran helped—whether it’s with their VA benefits or because someone has lent a helping hand—it reminds...
Health
Why word of mouth is one of the most powerful tools in ending Veteran homelessness It can be heartbreaking to watch a Veteran you care about struggle with homelessness.
Community
A light but disruptive snow fell over Washington, D.C., on a Sunday evening in February, dusting monuments and muting the usual hum of the nation’s capital.
Legacy
On June 6, 1944, members of the Army’s 149th engineer Combat Battalion, 60th Medical Battalion and 50th Medical Collecting Company were ready to storm the beach in the forward hold of the LCI(L),...
Family
A former NFL tight end was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for a yearslong fraud scheme that cost Medicare and the U.S. Veterans Affairs almost $200 million.
Legacy
Lacking much formal education because of difficult family circumstances, Percy Spencer was determined to learn on his own.
Service
The inaugural Best Jumpmaster competition at Fort Benning, Georgia, began in a similar style as many of the Army’s “Best” competitions: with competitors taking a PT test and starting off on a long...
