April 4, 2016 NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams fighting for his reputation NBC News anchor Brian Williams found himself the story Thursday, his credibility seriously threatened because he claimed — falsely — that he had been in a helicopter hit by a grenade during the Iraq war.
April 4, 2016 Brian Williams' claims probed by NBC's investigative unit NBC News has assigned the head of its own investigative unit to look into statements made by anchor Brian Williams about his reporting in Iraq a dozen years ago.
April 2, 2016 A 95-year-old World War II vet gets overdue medals for heroism and service A 95-year-old vet who flew 35 combat missions in World War II never received the medals he earned for heroism and service but that oversight was finally remedied Friday at a special ceremony.
March 31, 2016 Congressman seeks headstones for WWII Alaska Native militia Alaska wasn't even a state yet when thousands of Alaska Natives volunteered for a citizens militia to protect the vast U.S. territory from Japanese invasion during World War II.
March 31, 2016 Native American hero 'code talker' dead at 92 Gilbert Horn Sr., a Native American code talker who returned from World War II to spend decades serving the Fort Belknap Assiniboine Tribe as a judge and council member, has died of natural causes.
March 25, 2016 Decades later, forgotten Medal of Honor recipient gets military graveside honors A 1906 Medal of Honor recipient is finally receiving full military honors Friday at a cemetery in Washington state decades after he was buried without fanfare.
March 22, 2016 Veterans Benefits Administration chief suspended in relocation scam The Department of Veterans Affairs is suspending the head of the Veterans Benefits Administration for allowing two lower-ranking officials to manipulate the agency's hiring system for their own gain.
March 17, 2016 Couple buys Purple Heart at Goodwill for $4.99, sends to hero's family A husband and wife in Arizona spotted a deal when they uncovered a Purple Heart with a $4.99 price tag at a Goodwill store, but they said they had a duty to find the real hero who received the medal, local media reported Wednesday.
March 16, 2016 3 more Phoenix VA officials to be fired over wait-time scandal Three more executives are being fired from the troubled Phoenix veterans hospital where a national scandal erupted two years ago over secret waiting lists and unnecessary deaths, the Department of Veterans Affairs said.
March 12, 2016 Former Wounded Warrior Project CEO open to running charity again Steve Nardizzi's entrepreneurial approach to charity work transformed the Wounded Warrior Project, which began as a shoestring effort to provide underwear and CD players to hospitalized soldiers, into an $800 million fundraising enterprise.
