A lifelong composer shares how creativity and therapy shape his experience Music is widely adored by those who listen, but for the composer, it reveals a world unto itself, a space where inward...

VA NewsSep 4health

Two nonprofits unite under flag to honor America 250 and remember 9/11

Like scores of other Americans, Gold Star wife Lisa Hallett will spend Sept. 11 thinking about and honoring those who perished in the terrorist attacks 25 years ago.

Military Families MagazineSep 4service

VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on alcohol use disorder, toxic exposure and rehabilitation

VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting new findings on alcohol use disorder, toxic exposure and sarcoidosis and access to rehabilitation care.

VA NewsSep 4health

A critically injured Navy SEAL explains why wounded warriors don’t want your pity

After a group of Navy SEALs walked into an ambush near Fallujah, Iraq, their medic was the first one to go down. When a Navy SEAL tried to pull him to safety, he too was wounded.

We Are The MightySep 4service

Acting Navy Secretary tells Marines that suicide is a ‘leadership issue’

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told a gathering of officers and senior enlisted Marines in North Carolina that they need to do more as front-line leaders to address the rate of suicides.

Task & PurposeSep 3service

Break the job search stall with a free ACP mentor

The future can feel intimidating, especially when you’re facing the uncharted territory of the civilian job market. You might wish you knew exactly where your skills fit in, how to communicate your...

VA NewsSep 3transition

What it means when a Marine Corps officer hands over a sidearm during a war

On April 4, 2003, in the middle of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, then-Maj. Gen. James Mattis entered the command post of Marine Corps Col.

We Are The MightySep 3service

My unit took on Ukraine’s ‘Nemesis’ drone hunters. Here’s what really happened.

On the morning of April 22, 2026, Blackhawk Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, began a 10-day collective training event at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany.

Task & PurposeSep 3service

Support your mental health, one app at a time

Explore VA’s virtual mental health resources Stop for a moment and think about all the things you do every day to take care of your physical health.

VA NewsSep 3health

Proving the path exists: One police officer’s rise to VA’s executive ranks

When Roger Hudson joined VA Police in November 2002, he was looking for a way back to the work he missed: serving people and protecting his community.

VA NewsSep 3advocacy

How German actress Marlene Dietrich fought back against the Nazis at every turn

During a USO tour of Italy in 1944, actress Marlene Dietrich was not feeling well. Dietrich was battling pneumonia, but no matter how ill she felt, she desperately wanted to be around the soldiers.

We Are The MightySep 3legacy

Jungles, Woods, and Deserts: The Army Was a Passport to the Wilderness I Loved

U.S. Army photo by Trey Woodard " /> The life-affirming embrace of the wilderness has always filled me with wonder, its green arms making me feel more vital and connected with every plant, bug, and...

The War HorseSep 3service

VA said electronic health record modernization would cost $10 billion — now it’s $48 billion

The Department of Veterans Affairs is nearly tripling the ceiling on its contract with Oracle to modernize the agency’s electronic health record system, yet lawmakers left a House Veterans’ Affairs...

Military Times - VeteransSep 3advocacy

Why grave robbing Confederate Civil War dead is big business

In April 2013, an old iron casket was found dug up and pulled out of a desecrated gravesite, its contents spilled all over the Old Church Cemetery near Waynesboro, Ga.

We Are The MightySep 2legacy

Army to spend $465 million on ‘Group 3 killer’ anti-drone laser

The Army has awarded a $464.8 million contract for a laser weapon designed to destroy the type of drones that Iran has launched against U.S.

Task & PurposeSep 2service

These 2 Marines are now professional football players

In the parlance of military training, two Marine officers faced a key “Go-No Go” test last weekend in their long-shot hopes of playing NFL football. Both got their “Gos.” Marine 2nd Lt.

Task & PurposeSep 2service

Minutes that matter: Federal EHR gives nurses time back for patient care

Streamlined workflows at Dayton VA medical center enhance nursing efficiency Just after VA’s Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) went live at the Dayton VA Medical Center , Emily Allan, chief of...

VA NewsSep 2health

The Old Guard: “the link for the American people to our roots”

Crisp footsteps, metal soles tapping across granite. Precise rifle maneuvers as one sentinel relieves another of their solemn duty.

Military Families MagazineSep 2service

Her husband’s deployment was just extended to a year. She says the reality is ‘a gut punch.’

For military families, a deployment is measured in more than months. It’s birthdays, holidays, school milestones, family vacations, and ordinary weeknights spent waiting for someone to come home.

We Are The MightySep 2family

Veterans open up about their keys to recovery

Veterans speak directly about how they found effective treatments and overcame setbacks How do you start your path to recovery from addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety or other mental health...

VA NewsSep 2health

Vietnam Veteran discovers ancestor who served in Revolutionary War

When VA recently shared news that there are 49 soldiers of the Revolutionary War interred or memorialized in VA national cemeteries , Hardy Bryan—a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, who...

VA NewsSep 2legacy

Building the bridge to care: How talking circles are reaching American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans

Editor’s note: The sharing of any non-VA information does not constitute an endorsement of products and services on the part of VA.

VA NewsSep 2legacy

Army, Navy, and Air Force: Your 2026 service academy football preview

While the final week of August marked the return of college football, none of the military service academy football teams played last weekend. That is about to change.

We Are The MightySep 2service

VA Probe Opened in Response to The War Horse Coverage

The Northport VA Medical Center in Northport, New York. " /> The Department of Veterans Affairs opened an Inspector General probe in February in response to a War Horse investigation alleging that...

The War HorseSep 2health

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