Richard Sisk

Richard Sisk has more than 45 years of journalism experience in reporting and editing in the U.S. and abroad for United Press International, the N.Y. Daily News and now for Military.com. He has covered police beats, the courts, transportation and politics in New York City and Washington, D.C., and had numerous assignments in the Mideast, Europe and Latin America. He has covered six presidential campaigns and since 2016 has been Military.com’s Pentagon reporter. Sisk is a Vietnam veteran who served with the 2nd Battalion, Fourth Marines, in 1967-68.

Latest Articles

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Veteran Jobless Rate a Bright Spot as Outlook on Federal Jobs, Economy Turns Grim

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Fired Veterans Call Widespread Trump and Musk Federal Job Cuts a Betrayal of Their Service

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Retired 4-Star Officers Join Suit to House Homeless Veterans at California VA Medical Center

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80th anniversary of the Liberation of Manila at Manila American Cemetery

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Vietnam veteran takes a rubbing of those he fought with in Vietnam.

40 Years Later, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Stands as Lasting Statement on War and Remembrance

Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become the most visited memorial in Washington and maintains its iconic grip on the national...

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Unemployment Rate for Veterans Spiked More than a Percentage Point to 4.2% in January

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