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Report: Vets wait decades for help on military toxic exposure issues
Advocates are pushing for reforms after finding that vets average a three-decade wait for full help with toxic exposure conditions.
He saw Dachau’s horrors — now, this vet warns against Holocaust denial
100-year-old WWII vet Hilbert Margol was a part of the 42nd Infantry Division that liberated the Dachau concentration camp on April 29, 1945.
Pilot dies in World War II-era Spitfire fighter crash in England
The U.K. defense ministry confirmed the death of a Royal Air Force pilot after the World War II-era Spitfire plane that he was flying crashed Saturday.
She was America’s first woman POW in Vietnam — and was never found
In 1962, Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti became America's first female prisoner of war in Vietnam. She's still unaccounted for.
Veterans of one of Vietnam’s most dangerous jobs recount their mission
Veterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.
By Staff Reports
From history to controversy: 5 things to know about Memorial Day
The day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.
US military funeral traditions honor the fallen on land, air and sea
From missing man formation flyovers to taps, here’s how the services pay respect to America's fallen heroes.
By Jon Guttman
Former President Obama surprises volunteers at Memorial Day event
Obama joined local veterans groups and scouts in a volunteer event at a Virginia cemetery ahead of Memorial Day.
World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane found, explorers believe
Searchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane.
Marines say no more ‘death by PowerPoint’ as Corps overhauls education
Less lecture, more projects and problem-solving on the horizon in Marine schools.
By Todd South
Younger troops get more vasectomies after Dobbs decision, study finds
The vasectomy study looked at male active-duty, retired and dependents in the military health system.
By Zamone Perez