April 19, 2017 Trump extends private-sector health care program for vets President Donald Trump has signed a bill extending a program that lets some veterans seek medical care in the private sector.
April 19, 2017 Wounded veteran in viral Boston Marathon video touched by attention The wounded veteran who captured the hearts of viewers across the country when he crossed the Boston Marathon finish line carrying his running guide and the American flag said he is overwhelmed by the attention.
April 18, 2017 USS Arizona survivor rejoins shipmates, interred aboard ship A veteran who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and died last year at age 94 has been reunited with his fallen shipmates on the sunken USS Arizona.
April 18, 2017 Wounded vet running Boston Marathon carries race partner across finish line A wounded Army veteran carried his race partner across the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Wednesday while she held an American flag.
April 18, 2017 VA tests partnership with CVS to reduce veterans' wait times WASHINGTON (AP) — Some ailing veterans can now use their federal health care benefits at CVS "MinuteClinics" to treat minor illnesses and injuries, under a pilot program announced Tuesday by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
April 17, 2017 Disabled Army veteran fights off intruder at Georgia home A Clayton County family is counting their blessings on this Easter Sunday after police said a man kicked in their door and tried to break in, but the homeowner, also a disabled Army veteran fought the intruder off in his birthday suit.
April 14, 2017 Wounded warriors run back-to-back marathons, starting in Boston Two veterans - one from the US and the other from the UK - will run back-to-back marathons tethered together to raise awareness for mental health.
April 13, 2017 Veterans Affairs chief vows to clean up DC facility after scathing report Veterans Affairs secretary David Shulkin said Thursday that he would initiate a top-down review of the VA medical center in the nation's capital after an urgent watchdog report warned that patients were being put at risk due to bad inventory practices from potentially dirty syringes to medical supply shortages.
April 13, 2017 Shulkin pledges review to fix problems at DC medical center Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is pledging a top-down review at the VA medical center in the nation's capital.
