December 19, 2016 Veterans battle the invisible scars of war with art Veterans across the country are using creative expression to ease their symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and are getting more support from Congress.
December 19, 2016 Veterans of OSS, the CIA's predecessor, set to get recognition Years before the CIA was formed, a decorated U.S. general known as “Wild Bill” led a clandestine group working to turn the tide of World War II.
December 14, 2016 Facebook friends reach out to homeless vet living in Walmart parking lot Iraqi war veteran David Brown was a combat soldier with the 82nd Airborne, 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11 Bravo.
December 13, 2016 Pearl Harbor survivor, greeter at memorial dies at age 99 An Army veteran who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the U.S. into World War II and later volunteered at the historic site has died at age 99.
December 11, 2016 VA hospital left deceased veteran in shower room for 9 hours, report finds A news report says that staff at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Florida left the body of a veteran in a shower for nine hours after the veteran had died and proper pickup procedures to the morgue weren't followed.
December 9, 2016 What Christmas means for US troops As Thanksgiving closes for this year, most Americans turn their sights toward Christmas (or for those in their safe spaces – Winter Holiday).
December 8, 2016 'Never took a knee': US admiral calls out Colin Kaepernick for Anthem protest Decorated U.S. Navy Adm. Harry Harris called out quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other athletes taking a knee for the national anthem in protest during his remarks honoring the anniversary on the attack on Pearl Harbor.
December 8, 2016 Vet outraged after American flags burned at gyms on Pearl Harbor anniversary When Neal Lyday arrived at his gym in Bakersfield, California on Wednesday, he found one of his trainers – U.S. combat veteran Micheal Portell – standing under where his American flag was supposed to be. He said his friend was standing in disbelief because there were charred remains of the flag on the pavement and the pole was burnt to a crisp.
December 7, 2016 Lawmakers bid to extract answers from VA over rogue dentist Powerful lawmakers are drilling down into the Department of Veterans Affairs, seeking answers to how a Wisconsin dentist who treated vets was able to ignore safety and sanitary procedures, potentially exposing hundreds patients to HIV and hepatitis.
December 6, 2016 In historic trip, Japanese PM Abe to visit Pearl Harbor with Obama Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Pearl Harbor with U.S. President Barack Obama at the end of this month, becoming the first leader of his country to go to the site of the Japanese attack that propelled the United States into World War II.
