Veteran News
Health
Funding will continue to support organizations that provide suicide prevention services for Veterans in communities nationwide VA has published a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the...
Advocacy
An agreement between the Justice Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs allows the VA to put veterans under guardianship if they are unable to make their own health care decisions.
Legacy
She served. She leads. She listens. During Women’s History Month, we honor those women who served our nation in uniform and who are also shaping the future of Veterans’ health care and policy.
Legacy
The 24 U.S. Army service members aboard the C-47 Skytrain transport plane were excited for a day of sightseeing. Less than four months before World War II ended, the aircraft called the Gremlin...
Service
Photo courtesy of David Chetlain
Service
Special Operations forces are the world’s most highly disciplined, mission-capable, and formidable units. They undergo rigorous selection processes and training to conduct unconventional...
Health
Across the country, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is transforming how health care is delivered to America’s Veterans—and strong leadership is essential to that mission.
Service
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, who was killed in a March 1 drone attack in Kuwait, was a ‘surrogate dad’ to so many in his Iowa-based reserve unit that some are now raising money to help...
Benefits
On February 10, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law making California the latest state to ban unaccredited private companies from charging veterans for help with their VA disability claims.
Benefits
The Department of Veterans Affairs is developing a tool that will analyze veterans’ disability claims applications for fraud — a program VA officials say could identify providers or companies that...
Legacy
History’s worst tyrants didn’t just rule; they engineered nightmares. From Qin Shi Huang’s iron-fisted unification and Julius Caesar’s precedent-setting power grab to Attila’s scorched-earth raids...
Legacy
Echoes of sacrifice: Houston Veteran finds connection to WWII tragedy at VA On a recent brisk February morning, Navy Veteran Jeff Fisher sat in the waiting room at the Michael E.
Health
For years, skepticism has surrounded VA’s deployment of the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR). The deployments started during President Trump’s first term and, since then, have stopped,...
Service
At least 200 U.S. service members have been wounded while taking part in Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Central Command announced on Monday. A spokesperson for U.S.
Family
Actor Blair Underwood was in first grade the first time that he remembers his mother saying she wanted to write a book. It could have been a fleeting memory, a random thought spoken by a military...
Community
Ryan Pavel When Ryan Pavel didn’t get accepted to his college of choice at 17 years old, a Marine Corps recruiter redirected his life’s path.
Service
The USS Nimitz began its long career stuck in a time warp. It now seems to be finishing the same way, with its official retirement date pushing into the future.
Health
Ready for a better way to manage your low back pain—no pills required? Gentle yoga might help! In 2017, the American College of Physicians shared a guideline for treating low back pain.
Benefits
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday that temporarily reinstates a collective bargaining agreement between the Department of Veterans Affairs and its largest employee union.
Service
The uniform distinctions between the Union and Confederate soldiers were many, but the colors of their Civil War uniforms became the iconic identifier in historical lore .
