An enduring symbol: why troops keep naming things after reptiles
From cobras to gators, reptilian mascots and call signs appear on patches, aircraft and unit logos across every branch. Why?
By Clay Beyersdorfer
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He was awarded a Silver Star for a battle the US said never happened
On Aug. 11, 2025, 57 years after the battle, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the recovery of James Henry Calfee from Lima Site 85.
By Richard Sisk
New list of Agent Orange test and storage sites omits more than 40 previously identified locations
A new Pentagon list of Agent Orange test and storage sites adds new locales and facilities while deleting others.
By Patricia Kime
Hundreds attend Illinois funeral for Air Force veteran with no known relatives
Hundreds of people attended a funeral service in suburban Chicago Wednesday for a former U.S. Air Force mechanic who became an “unclaimed veteran” when he died last month.
‘The Last Full Measure’ chronicles a 30-year fight to get 1 pararescueman the Medal of Honor
“The Last Full Measure” is now playing in theaters nationwide.
By J.D. Simkins
VA disputes science panel’s findings on proposed Agent Orange diseases; decision not expected until late 2020
VA maintains it will wait for the outcome of two studies before rendering a decision on new Agent Orange benefits
By Patricia Kime
Korean troops who fought alongside Americans in Vietnam could get VA health benefits
The plan could help about 3,000 aging immigrants still suffering health problems connected to fighting about 50 years ago.
The greater threat to military veterans: An invisible enemy or broken promises?
The author of this commentary says the government needs to diagnose and treat conditions associated with toxic environmental exposures, and factor those costs, to include compensatory and survivor benefits, into the equation when calculating the actual cost of war.
By Sherman Gillums Jr.
Royal Australian Navy delivers 800 gallons of ale to fire-ravaged town in hall-of-fame beer run
The delivery of the ice cold kegs arrived just in time.
By J.D. Simkins
Walter Boyne — bomber pilot, historian, novelist and Air and Space Museum director — dies at 90
Among his many accomplishments, Boyne was an aviation hall of famer and a key player in the creation of the massive Udvar-Hazy expansion to the Air and Space Museum.
New interactive map helps ‘blue water’ Vietnam veterans locate ship positions
Veterans can use a new interactive tool to locate their ships' positions off Vietnam. Meanwhile, VA is processing Blue Water Navy claims.
By Patricia Kime
Study results on new Agent Orange diseases not expected until ‘late 2020’ says VA secretary
In a letter to Montana Sen. Jon Tester, Wilkie said the studies must be analyzed and reviewed before a decision is made.
By Patricia Kime