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The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
The Sgt. Maj. of the Army wants leaders to stop scheduling training just for the sake of it
Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller sentenced to forfeit $5,000 in pay and gets letter of reprimand
Soldiers have to wait another year to get their hands on the Army’s futuristic new goggles
The active-duty Army is facing a record suicide rate. Leaders have no idea how to fix it
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New report blasts leadership of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, where 76 vets died of COVID-19
"These are people who fought for our country and I want to see them get some kind of justice.”
Man found dead in stairwell at Massachusetts VA hospital a month after he went missing
A 62-year-old man who had been missing for a month was found dead in a stairwell on the campus of the Bedford Veterans Hospital wearing the same clothes as when...
Passengers were ejected from their seats in deadly B-17 crash at Bradley International Airport, lawsuit alleges
A lawsuit has been filed against the Collins Foundation by survivors and the families of those killed in the B-17 bomber crash at Bradley International Airport last fall
Family members say they were left in the dark as COVID-19 spread through Holyoke Soldiers Home
Six residents and possibly a half dozen more have died of COVID-19 at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts.
‘Honor and respect’ — Massachusetts police and fire arrange funeral for WWII vet who died with no family
Unable to locate any relatives, Brockton's police and fire departments will escort Marshall, a decorated veteran, to a government-sponsored burial on Thursday.
Coast Guard rescues 13-year-old boy who was swept ‘several hundred feet’ out to sea from Massachusetts’ coast
A 13-year-old boy was rescued by firefighters, police officers and the U.S. Coast Guard Saturday after he was swept out to sea in Gloucester, Mass.
A disabled vet says he was denied a VA mortgage over his marijuana dispensary job
As a benefit of serving in the military, veterans have access to a low-rate mortgage with no money down. One disabled Massachusetts veteran was denied that benefit, though, due to...
11 States Pull National Guard Off Border Missions To Protest Child Separations
Eleven US states have cancelled agreements to send members of the National Guard to the US-Mexico border as part of … Continued
Boston Man Claims His Appalling Rant About Vets With PTSD Was Actually A Joke
When droves of residents, business owners, and community members attended a Boston, Massachusetts Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Nov. 14, … Continued
Here Are The 5 Safest US States To Live In, Apparently
Choosing where to live can be hard, but safety should always be a top factor. Every day, we scroll through … Continued
Here Are The 2 Most Eligible Veteran Bachelors In The World
Normally when you think of eligible bachelors, you think rich, handsome actors, royalty, or real estate moguls, not congressmen. But … Continued
National Guard Helicopter Seizes Grandmother’s Single Pot Plant
Eighty-one-year-old grandmother Margaret “Peg” Holcomb is still in a huff after state police and the National Guard deployed ground troops … Continued
Vets With Chronic Pain Find Relief At VA’s Pain Schools
For veterans dealing with chronic pain, the pain program at a VA medical center in Bedford, Massachusetts, offers an alternative … Continued
How A Neighborhood Pulled Together To Help A Family Cope With Deployment
When Colleen Cekovsky’s husband, Christopher, deployed to Afghanistan in 2014, she was left alone looking after two young children, until … Continued
