August 5, 2018 New VA secretary warns Trump's signature program could collapse without fix EXCLUSIVE: President Trump’s newly installed Veterans Affairs secretary, in his first interview since taking office earlier this week, sounded the alarm about the need to fix a critical program allowing veterans to see local private doctors instead of driving long distances to a VA hospital.
August 3, 2018 Navy veteran with MS, 94, goes for gold in National Veterans Wheelchair Games For 94-year-old Doris Merrill, the National Veterans Wheelchair Games is about more than the 70 medals she’s earned over the years.
August 1, 2018 North Korea returned 1 dog tag with 55 sets of soldier remains, US official says North Korea last week returned 55 boxes said to contain the remains of U.S. service members who fought in the Korean War. But only a single dog tag was included in the delivery -- with no other information to help identify each individual, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday.
July 31, 2018 Marine veteran killed in Cape Cod crash after visiting wife and newborn daughter A Marine veteran who was returning from visiting his wife and newborn at the hospital was among the two people who died in a head-on car crash on Cape Cod, police said.
July 26, 2018 Navy's first female admiral, retired Rear Adm. Alene B. Duerk, dead at 98 The Navy's first female admiral, retired Rear Adm. Alene B. Duerk, died Saturday at the age of 98, the service branch announced Wednesday.
July 25, 2018 AP FACT CHECK: Trump exaggerates VA gains in veterans speech President Donald Trump is exaggerating the progress he's made on his campaign promise to provide veterans with quick medical treatment from private doctors if they're dissatisfied with Department of Veterans Affairs care.
July 24, 2018 Who is Robert Wilkie? 4 things to know about Trump's Veterans Affairs secretary Robert Wilkie has served as the acting secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs since March 2018 -- and President Trump wants to make his position more permanent.
July 23, 2018 Iraq war veteran pleads for return of special American flag stolen from him An Iraq war veteran is asking for the return of an American flag that was recently stolen from him that he says has sentimental value.
July 19, 2018 North Korea yet to make good on promise to return US soldiers' remains More than one month after the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore, North Korea has yet to make good on its promise to return the remains of American war dead.
July 18, 2018 Burn pit veterans share their stories of struggle after falling ill They were on the frontlines of battle, but the real struggle was when they returned home.
