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Service dog helps ease Army veteran’s anxiety
Army veteran Joe Nieves’ service dog Jem is specially trained to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Veterans
WWII tail gunner’s harrowing story preserved in a comic
Former WWII POW Russell Scott died in 2019, but a Virginia Commonwealth University student created a three-panel comic describing his experience.
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Gunman who targeted FBI office was Navy, Army National Guard veteran
Ricky Shiffer served in the Navy and the Florida Army National Guard, according to military records.
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High-tech tools help veterans find tech careers
With the help of Oplign, Amazon is using artificial intelligence to match skill sets of veterans and their spouses to careers post-service.
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Syrian government holding journalist, Marine vet Austin Tice, US says
American freelance journalist Austin Tice had been reporting for American news organizations in Syria until his disappearance in August 2012.
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The continued campaign to free journalist and Marine vet Austin Tice
Marine veteran Austin Tice was taken hostage in Syria in 2012. Here's what we know, 10 years later.
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Army veteran sentenced to 7 years in prison on Capitol riot charges
Thomas Robertson will get credit for the 13 months he has already spent in custody.
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Biden signs burn pit exposure health bill into law
Biden called the PACT Act one of the most important changes to veteran support policies in decades.
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Truck driver acquitted in deaths of 7 ‘Jarhead’ motorcyclists in 2019
The jury deliberated for less than three hours before returning the verdict.
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Testimony ends in deadly Jarheads Motorcycle Club crash trial
Seven people riding with the Jarheads Motorcycle Club, a motorcycle club that includes Marines and their spouses, were killed in the 2019 crash.
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Police bodycam of homeless Army vet’s controversial arrest released
An attorney assisting the veteran hopes the release of the bodycam will push Gastonia police to take accountability for the incident.
Prosecution rests in deadly Jarheads Motorcycle Club crash trial
Volodymyr Zhukovskyy faces negligent homicide and other charges in connection with the June 2019 crash in Randolph, New Hampshire.
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After Jarheads motorcycle crash, driver’s blood showed heroin-related substance
A forensic toxicologist testified that a substance made when the body breaks down heroin was present in Volodymyr Zhukovskyy’s blood just hours after the crash.
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Witnesses testify in Jarheads Motorcycle Club crash trial
Seven people riding with the Jarheads Motorcycle Club in remote northern New Hampshire were killed in the 2019 crash.
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Remains of WWII solider identified as North Carolina man
Army Pfc. David Owens will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery at a date to be determined, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
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Veterans unemployment under 3% for the fifth consecutive month
The news represents the best streak of veterans employment data in 22 years.
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Now that PACT Act has passed, how soon will veterans see their benefits?
Some portions of the sweeping veterans policy measure will go into effect as soon as it becomes law. Others will take years.
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Millions of vets suffering from burn pit, toxic injuries set for more benefits after Congress passes PACT Act
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the sweeping plan into law in coming days.
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VA secretary sidesteps calls for department to provide abortion services at its medical centers
Twenty-five senators have called for VA to provide access to abortions in light of growing state opposition to the procedure.
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Veteran honored for once-secret role in WWII ‘Ghost Army’
The “Ghost Army” formed in 1944 with a key job: deceive the German military as to the whereabouts of Army divisions.
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Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies
Hundreds of Navajos were recruited from the vast Navajo Nation to serve as Code Talkers with the U.S. Marine Corps. Only three are still alive today.
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Burn pits benefits bill concerns aren’t new, hinge on budget moves
Republicans have accused Democrats of making new changes to complicate the sweeping veterans policy measure, but the budget issues they cite have been in the bill for months.
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Coast Guard veteran held without bail in ID theft mystery
Walter Glenn Primrose and his wife have been charged with stealing identities of two dead children.
American veterans captured in Ukraine sent to prison, family says
Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh are believed to be the first Americans captured while fighting against Russian forces.
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Vets holding around-the-clock protest outside Capitol to push for new toxic exposure bill
The move comes after Senate Republicans blocked the legislation earlier this week.
Plans for $300 billion VA budget on track after senators back big spending boost
But when the plan could be voted on by Congress remains unclear.
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