Veterans Archives

Posted on Apr 4, 2023

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Washington Post blasted over editorial that suggested cutting veterans’ disability benefits

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 4, 2023

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Marine infantry veteran with Nashville police helped take down active shooter

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 29, 2023

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No, the VA isn’t going to reduce your disability payments if you make too much money

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Mar 23, 2023

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Fake Marine gets 70 months in prison for defrauding veterans charities

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 15, 2023

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Congress honors heroic MARSOC working dog with 4 deployments

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 8, 2023

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How Green Beret Paris Davis’ teammates fought the Pentagon for his Medal of Honor

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 21, 2023

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Video captures the moment a Marine vet ran into a frigid pond to save 2 people [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 23, 2023

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Special operations veterans aim to skydive on seven continents in seven days

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 2, 2023

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‘I’m about to die’ — Former Army paratrooper describes surviving a jump with a broken parachute

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 19, 2022

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The Space Force won a ‘Call of Duty’ tournament and then the trophy got launched into space

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 1, 2022

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Lawsuit accuses VA of denying Black veterans their benefits for decades

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 29, 2022

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This is what the US military’s first ‘DD-214’ looked like

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 11, 2022

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What Americans are getting wrong about veterans

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 11, 2022

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The Army Reserve chief wants leaders to stop wasting soldiers’ drill time on paperwork

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

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These are the veterans elected to Congress for the first time during the midterms

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 9, 2022

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The Army screwed over soldiers in an enlistment bonus fraud investigation. Now it’s trying to fix it

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 3, 2022

Transition

These Air Force commandos saved troops under fire for years. Now they are fighting to save their buddies

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

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Military leaders urge Americans to help them overcome ‘misperceptions’ of military service

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 26, 2022

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Healthcare, the economy, reproductive rights: what matters most to veterans in the midterm elections

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 25, 2022

Veterans

It’s time for stormtroopers to have a gritty ‘Star Wars’ movie of their own

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 13, 2022

A U.S. Marine from the 3/5 Lima company points his rifle at a building as it burns in the restive city of Fallujah,14 November 2004, 50 kms west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AFP photo by Patrick Baz via Getty Images)

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Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

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Lawmakers want to replace ‘thank you for your service’ with something even more meaningless

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 4, 2022

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How a call to the VA’s crisis hotline may have helped rescue 2 US vets captured in Ukraine

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 3, 2022

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Self-described ‘Patriots’ tried to clog up the Veterans Crisis Line with bogus calls as a political stunt

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 20, 2022

Transition

What is it like to re-enlist after years of being out of uniform?

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Sep 20, 2022

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Navy veteran held in Afghanistan for 2 years released in exchange for Taliban drug lord

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 19, 2022

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Fire tore through tiny homes sheltering unhoused veterans in Los Angeles

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 11, 2022

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How to use military service as a political prop: Don’t

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 6, 2022

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Why Star Wars’ Boba Fett is the ultimate Special Forces soldier

By Edward Salo

Posted on Sep 1, 2022

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‘We were in shock’ — Loved ones remember Marine killed in Abbey Gate bombing one year ago

By Francisco Martinezcuello

Posted on Aug 26, 2022

Veterans

6 months into Russia’s invasion, American vets reflect on training and fighting alongside Ukrainians

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 23, 2022

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Special operations vets hid a woman being hunted by the Taliban. Now comes the hard part

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 22, 2022

a man in uniform sits in a long hallway, head in his hands

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The Navy isn’t doing enough to share the Veterans Crisis Line online, audit finds

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 20, 2022

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Here’s our first look at the Vietnam War movie about ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 19, 2022

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‘All those people… oh my God’ — A soldier recounts the 2004 Mosul chow hall bombing

By Jeremy Fricke

Posted on Aug 19, 2022

afghanistan, HKIA, airlift, kabul, withdrawal, hamid karzai international airport

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Afghanistan left a ‘moral injury’ on American veterans. Here’s how they can start healing

By Scott Mann

Posted on Aug 18, 2022

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‘Those treatments saved my life’: The veterans who turn to psychedelic treatments for PTSD healing

By Ethan E. Rocke

Posted on Aug 18, 2022

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Are extremism and violent crime rising among veterans, or are we just seeing more of it?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

Veterans

This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban

By Kacy Tellessen

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

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From Saigon to Kabul: Vietnam vets tell Afghanistan vets how to cope with anniversary of the Taliban’s victory

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 15, 2022

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New Predator film ‘Prey’ shows why insurgencies are so hard to beat

By Daniel Johnson

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

Veterans

Trump reportedly didn’t want wounded warriors in his military parade because it wouldn’t ‘look good’

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

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The Air Force is now legally obligated to let people shitpost on its social media pages [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 5, 2022

Veterans

‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 4, 2022

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Oldest living member of historic WWII battalion of Black women receives Congressional Gold Medal

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 3, 2022

Veterans

Senate finally passes PACT Act, clearing the way for care for veterans exposed to burn pits

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 3, 2022

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Jon Stewart: Stop playing political games with veterans’ lives

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 1, 2022

Veterans

Veterans just got screwed out of a massive expansion to VA health care over some petty political BS

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

Veterans

‘It’s Fyre Festival for veterans’ — Inside a vet non-profit’s ‘chaotic’ couples retreat

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

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Why veterans filing VA claims should be using a ‘buddy statement’

By Christopher Aragao

Posted on Jul 26, 2022

Transition

I don’t know what to make of this Afghanistan docu-series, but maybe that’s the point

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jul 22, 2022

Veterans

The military’s top hospital is copying wounded troops’ tattoos onto their prosthetic limbs

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jul 21, 2022

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Fake Marine to spend at least 2 years in prison for defrauding $250,000 from veterans charities

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 13, 2022

Veterans

Air Force F-16 pilot explains how he dodged 6 missiles during insane Gulf War mission

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 11, 2022

Veterans

How an F-15 scored an air-to-air kill by dropping a bomb on an enemy helicopter

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 7, 2022

Veterans

How games like ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and ‘Magic: The Gathering’ strengthen the military

By Caroline Moseley

Posted on Jul 5, 2022

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VA ‘patient advocate’ captured on video body-slamming Vietnam vet still has his job

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jun 21, 2022

Veterans

Hollywood has spent $16 million training Chris Pratt for war

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 11, 2022

Veterans

Why ‘Rogue One’ is the best Star Wars movie for military veterans

By James Seddon

Posted on Jun 10, 2022

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Senator wants to ‘mobilize’ military veterans to guard schools

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 4, 2022

Veterans

Veteran dies of heart failure after being turned away from VA hospital

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jun 1, 2022

Veterans

Even the ‘Star Wars’ galaxy has a shitty VA

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jun 1, 2022

Veterans

John Glenn Was Even More Interesting Than You Know

By Justin Burgess

Posted on May 3, 2022

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Latest in Veterans

Special Forces legend Billy Waugh passes away at 93

Washington Post blasted over editorial that suggested cutting veterans’ disability benefits

Marine infantry veteran with Nashville police helped take down active shooter

No, the VA isn’t going to reduce your disability payments if you make too much money

Fake Marine gets 70 months in prison for defrauding veterans charities

Congress honors heroic MARSOC working dog with 4 deployments

How Green Beret Paris Davis’ teammates fought the Pentagon for his Medal of Honor

Video captures the moment a Marine vet ran into a frigid pond to save 2 people [Updated]

Special operations veterans aim to skydive on seven continents in seven days

‘I’m about to die’ — Former Army paratrooper describes surviving a jump with a broken parachute

The Space Force won a ‘Call of Duty’ tournament and then the trophy got launched into space

Lawsuit accuses VA of denying Black veterans their benefits for decades

This is what the US military’s first ‘DD-214’ looked like

What Americans are getting wrong about veterans

The Army Reserve chief wants leaders to stop wasting soldiers’ drill time on paperwork

These are the veterans elected to Congress for the first time during the midterms

The Army screwed over soldiers in an enlistment bonus fraud investigation. Now it’s trying to fix it

These Air Force commandos saved troops under fire for years. Now they are fighting to save their buddies

Military leaders urge Americans to help them overcome ‘misperceptions’ of military service

Healthcare, the economy, reproductive rights: what matters most to veterans in the midterm elections

It’s time for stormtroopers to have a gritty ‘Star Wars’ movie of their own

Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?

Lawmakers want to replace ‘thank you for your service’ with something even more meaningless

How a call to the VA’s crisis hotline may have helped rescue 2 US vets captured in Ukraine

Self-described ‘Patriots’ tried to clog up the Veterans Crisis Line with bogus calls as a political stunt

What is it like to re-enlist after years of being out of uniform?

Navy veteran held in Afghanistan for 2 years released in exchange for Taliban drug lord

Fire tore through tiny homes sheltering unhoused veterans in Los Angeles

How to use military service as a political prop: Don’t

Why Star Wars’ Boba Fett is the ultimate Special Forces soldier

‘We were in shock’ — Loved ones remember Marine killed in Abbey Gate bombing one year ago

6 months into Russia’s invasion, American vets reflect on training and fighting alongside Ukrainians

Special operations vets hid a woman being hunted by the Taliban. Now comes the hard part

The Navy isn’t doing enough to share the Veterans Crisis Line online, audit finds

Here’s our first look at the Vietnam War movie about ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’

‘All those people… oh my God’ — A soldier recounts the 2004 Mosul chow hall bombing

Afghanistan left a ‘moral injury’ on American veterans. Here’s how they can start healing

‘Those treatments saved my life’: The veterans who turn to psychedelic treatments for PTSD healing

Are extremism and violent crime rising among veterans, or are we just seeing more of it?

This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban

From Saigon to Kabul: Vietnam vets tell Afghanistan vets how to cope with anniversary of the Taliban’s victory

New Predator film ‘Prey’ shows why insurgencies are so hard to beat

Trump reportedly didn’t want wounded warriors in his military parade because it wouldn’t ‘look good’

The Air Force is now legally obligated to let people shitpost on its social media pages [Updated]

‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home

Oldest living member of historic WWII battalion of Black women receives Congressional Gold Medal

Senate finally passes PACT Act, clearing the way for care for veterans exposed to burn pits

Jon Stewart: Stop playing political games with veterans’ lives

Veterans just got screwed out of a massive expansion to VA health care over some petty political BS

‘It’s Fyre Festival for veterans’ — Inside a vet non-profit’s ‘chaotic’ couples retreat

Why veterans filing VA claims should be using a ‘buddy statement’

I don’t know what to make of this Afghanistan docu-series, but maybe that’s the point

The military’s top hospital is copying wounded troops’ tattoos onto their prosthetic limbs

Fake Marine to spend at least 2 years in prison for defrauding $250,000 from veterans charities

Air Force F-16 pilot explains how he dodged 6 missiles during insane Gulf War mission

How an F-15 scored an air-to-air kill by dropping a bomb on an enemy helicopter

How games like ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and ‘Magic: The Gathering’ strengthen the military

VA ‘patient advocate’ captured on video body-slamming Vietnam vet still has his job

Hollywood has spent $16 million training Chris Pratt for war

Why ‘Rogue One’ is the best Star Wars movie for military veterans

Senator wants to ‘mobilize’ military veterans to guard schools

Veteran dies of heart failure after being turned away from VA hospital

Even the ‘Star Wars’ galaxy has a shitty VA

John Glenn Was Even More Interesting Than You Know

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