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From formation to tent city: New doc follows vets’ fight for housing
"The Promised Land" captures unhoused veterans' struggle to find housing in Los Angeles as the VA falls short on providing permanent housing.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Veteran charities can’t keep pace with families’ requests for help
Community groups can't fully meet veteran and military families' asks for mental health help or financial aid.
VA staff are completing more claims than ever but still falling behind
A record pace for finishing claims in fiscal 2023 and so far in fiscal 2024 hasn't been enough to slow the department's backlog of cases.
Veterans jobless rate drops to lowest average in more than 20 years
For all of 2023, the monthly veterans unemployment rate averaged just under 2.8%, the lowest since at least 2000.
Marine veteran sues Justice Department for denying victim’s funds
The Iraq War veteran was originally awarded $20 million after years as an Iranian hostage, but the decision was reversed amid FBI allegations.
By Todd South
Unmistakable signs the Grinch is actually a veteran
The Grinch boasts a number of curmudgeonly veteran tendencies.
By Sarah Sicard
When will we learn the findings of the Navy’s beard study?
Officials said a year ago that the study would finish in 2023.
Paratrooper’s Afghan War book helps platoonmates tell their story
The author deployed in 2009-10 to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division.
By Todd South
First-ever provision for psychedelic studies included in defense bill
Any member of the military with either post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury can take part in a clinical study.
By Zamone Perez
Opinion
Why American business should be military ready
Businesses are grappling with the issue of underemployment and the retention of our nation's heroes. We can address this today.
By Jonathan Fermin-Robbins