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VA to largely end animal testing on dogs, cats within two years
The Department of Veterans Affairs is slated to largely end testing on dogs, cats and nonhuman primates within the next two years.
Veterans jobless rate drops to lowest average in more than 20 years
For all of 2023, the monthly veterans unemployment rate averaged just under 2.8%, the lowest since at least 2000.
Ibogaine shrub helps vets with traumatic brain injury, study finds
The study comes on the heels of legislation meant to explore the medicinal properties of numerous psychedelics.
By Zamone Perez
Former airline, military pilot in court for cockpit threat allegations
A grand jury indicted Jonathan J. Dunn in October 2023.
Prosecutors recommend prison time for Marine vet in Capitol riot case
Marine veteran Ray Epps, the center of a conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge.
How many vets will be in Congress after the election?
The number of lawmakers with military experience has steadily declined since the 1970s.
Russell Hamler of famed WWII Merrill’s Marauders dies at 99
Russell Hamler was believed to be the last living member of the famed American jungle fighting unit in World War II nicknamed the Merrill’s Marauders.
US historians identify a New Mexico soldier killed during WWII
Army Pvt. Homer Mitchell is one of nearly 160 service members identified over the past year as part of an effort by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Defense bill grants Native American veterans more paths to advocacy
A congressional charter for the National American Indian Veterans organization passed as part of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.
Judge weighs removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery
A commission recommended the memorial's removal last year after reviewing names of military bases commemorating Confederate leaders.
Marine vet sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot
Charles Donohoe, a Marine Corps veteran, is also a former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press