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Family and friends attend a posthumous commission ceremony at Ke’ehi Lagoon Memorial State Park, Honolulu, Hi., Jan. 26, 2026. The ceremony was held to posthumously commission University of Hawaii ROTC cadets who died in combat during WWII. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Peter Bannister)

Labeled ‘aliens’ in World War II, 7 Japanese-American soldiers posthumously commissioned

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

260112-N-RE760-1070 CUDJOE KEY, Fla. (January 12, 2026) - A Marine Corps veteran watches as Venture Out community members sing God Bless America during the annual flag-raising ceremony at Venture Out on Cudjoe Key, Florida, January 12, 2026. The event is held annually to honor local veterans and military personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Mojica)

A hacker posted a Marine vet’s health info online and bragged about it

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, hold a memorial PT challenge Jan. 22, 2022 at the Honolulu Polo Club and Bellows Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii in honor of 1st Lt. Nainoa Hoe and the regiment’s fallen Gimlets in Iraq and Afghanistan. On January 22, 2005, 1st Lt. Nainoa Hoe, a native of Kailua, Hawaii, was shot and killed by a sniper as he led a foot patrol through Mosul, Iraq. On the anniversary of Hoe’s death, Soldiers carried water cans, conducted an ACFT challenge, swam on a ruck raft, and high crawled through the sand to build teamwork and remember the sacrifice of the Gimlets before them. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Calvert)

VA watchdog issues warning on AI use by medical staff

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 15, 2026

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Aug. 22, 2021) An Afghan family waits to exit a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella during Operation Allies Refuge Aug. 22, 2021. NAS Sigonella is currently supporting the Department of Defense mission to facilitate the safe departure and relocation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigration Visa recipients, and vulnerable Afghan populations from Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel M. Young)

Veterans defend Afghan ally programs as Trump closes doors

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 14, 2026

Judge David O. Carter looks at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus through a chainlink fence.

Appeals court upholds order for the VA to build 2,550 housing units in Los Angeles

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Dec 27, 2025

VA review website

Army vet who created ‘Yelp for the barracks’ makes website to review the VA

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

Steven Price testifies at the Texas House of Representatives this year, and a photo from his time stationed in Panama in the early 1980s.

A veteran’s service in Panama isn’t covered by the VA. There are hundreds like him.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 1, 2025

Pentagon officials are issuing adverse actions against a senator who participated in a viral video on "unlawful orders."

Pentagon threatens to court-martial senator who told troops they can refuse ‘illegal orders’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 24, 2025

The FDA recalled a drug prescribed by VA doctors to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder nightmares.

Drug used to treat PTSD nightmares recalled for cancer risk

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 6, 2025

Soldiers in military fatigues in the desert, with figures visible in the background, in the Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone on the border between Saudi Arabia and the Iraq, 1991. (Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Long-dismissed ‘Gulf War Illness’ finally recognized with international medical code

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 8, 2025

Philadelphia, PA, USA - November 8, 2015: The U.S. Army Drill Team performs a demonstration for officials gathered at Independence Mall, in Philadelphia, PA, on November 8, 205, for the inaugural Philly Veterans Parade. (photo by Bastiaan Slabbers)

One VA staffer rubber-stamped benefits at 20 times the normal rate. That could be bad news for vets.

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 7, 2025

Michigan Shooting

Service records released on two Marine veterans involved in weekend violence

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 29, 2025

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Kaitlyn M. Erkson, an intelligence analyst with the Aviation Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, and Sgt. Sean S. Saball, a data noncommissioned officer with the Command Element, SPMAGTF-SC, mix paint during a visit to Casa Misericordia orphanage for girls with disabilities in Comayagua, Honduras, Oct. 28, 2017. Service members with SPMAGTF-SC volunteered their time playing with the children, handing out toys and school supplies, and painting the orphanage. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC have donated over 7,000 hours of community service to local communities throughout Central America during their six-month deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

VA may have sent 35,000 veterans ‘erroneous’ warnings about home foreclosure

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 5, 2025

Frank S. Wright Promoted To Sergeant

Legendary Marine Raider finally promoted to sergeant at 100

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 3, 2025

A man, who was later arrested for assaulting law enforcement with a sandwich, interacts with Border Patrol and FBI agents along the U Street corridor on August 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to Washington, DC in an effort to curb crime. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)

Air Force veteran hit with felony sandwich assault

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 16, 2025

A Combined Action Program Marine and a Navy corpsman using diesel fuel to burn the human waste from Combined Action unit Papa Three's outhouse in Cam Hieu village, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, on September 20, 1967. (Photo by Ed Palm Photo/Getty Images)

Federal watchdog calls out lack of research on burn pits in Vietnam

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 7, 2025