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March 17, 2019

Want to help our military veterans? Here’s how

The transition from actively serving in the military to returning to civilian life as a veteran can be challenging.

March 13, 2019

Burial program for veterans in Texas reaches milestone, as 100th unaccompanied veteran laid to rest

As dozens gathered Tuesday at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery to show their respects at a funeral for an unaccompanied veteran, the 100th such service, a state agency announced the milestone to give a proper sendoff to those who served their country.

March 8, 2019

Senators introduce 'Green Alert' legislation to establish nationwide notification system for missing veterans

A bipartisan bill introduced Thursday in the Senate would establish a national notification system -- the so-called Green Alert -- to help in the recovery of missing veterans.

March 6, 2019

Religious liberty group defends veterans memorial against 'bully' trying to remove Bible from display

A religious liberty law firm is defending the Bible at the center of a Veterans Memorial in Manchester, New Hampshire that was targeted by an activist group as being "intolerable" and "unconstitutional."

March 6, 2019

Gillette’s new campaign focuses on military service members transition into civilian life

Gillette is celebrating military service members, veterans and their families in its newest ad campaign ”Every Hero Sweats, Some Never Show It.”

March 5, 2019

Trump signs executive order aimed at lowering veterans' suicide rate

President Trump signed a new executive order on Tuesday aimed at decreasing the number of veterans' suicides, and creating a task force of state and local groups to raise awareness of the crisis.

March 3, 2019

Peter Navarro: President Trump takes bold step to transition veterans into US Merchant Marine

By simultaneously expanding veteran opportunities for great jobs at great wages while strengthening our Merchant Marine, this action embodies a key principle of the Trump administration: economic security is national security.

March 3, 2019

Korean War veteran, 86, hoping to recover Purple Heart before losing his vision

A Korean War veteran living in Arizona hopes to recover his lost or stolen Purple Heart medal, which he received more than 60 years ago -- and because he is going blind he hopes to reunite with it soon, before he can no longer see again. 

March 1, 2019

Group wants to ban WWII POW's Bible from veterans memorial

Two organizations are fighting over the display of a Bible at the Manchester VA Medical Center.

February 28, 2019

Double amputee shoots doctor, ER staff member at Florida VA medical center