Troops, Veterans Advocates Want to See the PACT Act Better Track Toxic Exposures The discussion brought together more than a dozen veterans service organizations and other advocacy groups for them to tell...
Music as Meditation: Guitars for Vets Provides Outlet for Those Who Served Guitars for Vets is a national organization that provides free guitars and music lessons to veterans.
How to Help Combat Veteran Homelessness Using Your Old Cell Phone Cell Phones for Soldiers is a nonprofit organization that recycles old mobile phones, chargers, tablets and other electronics...
Lawmakers Try Again on Bill to Give 50,000 Medically Retired Veterans Full VA Disability, Retirement Pay The Major Richard Star Act, which has been floated since 2020, has the support of more than 40 veterans' organizations and...
New Concerned Veterans for America Director to Lead Group's Effort to Expand Priorities The 14-year old group, affiliated with Americans for Prosperity, is seeking to expand its influence in a Republican majority...
What's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief? New OMB Director Russell Vought has contributed to two conservative playbooks that advocate for the revamping of veterans'...
VFW Posts Are Dying. They Need Hesitant 9/11 Vets to Fill the Void. These posts, often decorated with military flags and dusty plaques honoring community service projects are woven into the...
New Group Aims to Galvanize Unaffiliated or Independent Veterans to Run for Office The new Independent Veterans of America plans to recruit and support veterans who aren't affiliated with any political party...
Path Forward on Sweeping Veterans Bill Uncertain Amid Political Fighting A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that seeks to bolster home caregiver programs, provide more support for homeless veterans...
Here's Where to Go for Education and Employment Help Through the American Legion Veteran Service Organizations should be one of the first stops for separating military members.
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.
![President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-08/ApNewsroom_Obama.JPEG.jpg?itok=UKIqEhsJ "President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Thursday, June 19, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")