Veteran Affairs News

Attending cadets salute at the United States Military Academy at West Point during the 215 commencement ceremony May 25, 2013 in West Point.

Four deaths at the Atlanta VA Medical Center mark the latest in a series of problems plaguing Veterans Affairs, prompting outrage from officials and congressional scrutiny of the largest integrated health care system in the country.

South Berwick resident Ted Mauger a veteran of War World II, will be presenting the wreath for the Army branch at the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. this Monday.

Our veterans are now facing a new enemy at home--long wait times for their disability claims.

Greater New Bedford Civil War Round Table: Memorial Day Service at Rural Cemetery, 9 a.m. May 25.

Sue Clay calls her two Chihuahuas, miniature Doberman, Shih-tzu and old pit bull her babies.

A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively.

Officials with Goodwill are searching for relatives of a World War II veteran whose medals - including the Silver Star and Purple Heart - somehow wound up inside a suburban St.

Britain's security services faced questions on Friday over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street after it emerged that his suspected killers were known to intelligence officers.

World War II veteran and accomplished artist Leonard Everett Fisher has been named grand marshal of Monday's Memorial Day parade in Westport.

In deeply religious Moore, Oklahoma, God and prayer are frequently mentioned as sources of strength for residents reeling from the fourth damaging tornado in 15 years.

More than 40 years ago, Michael J. "Doc" Brown braved enemy fire to recover and treat wounded soldiers in kill zones over a two-day period during the Vietnam War.

Gaston County's largest employer is striking a deal with American military veterans who complained that a name change indicated people are forgetting the sacrifice of World War II vets.

Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had been part of previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instill terror on the streets of London.

Allen County Councilman Kevin Howell announces plans to raise money for a Vietnam veterans parade.

State and local veterans affairs officials are hosting a one-stop clinic for Robertson County and Cheatham County military veterans on Friday.

This weekend is about more than the Indianapolis 500 and cookouts. State Senator John Proos is reminding us to take time to remember our military veterans on Memorial Day.

Hundreds of Phoenix police officers have attended the kindergarten graduation of a fallen officer's daughter.

The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.

People who endure chronic migraines or back pain are more likely to attempt suicide, whether or not they also suffer from depression or another psychiatric condition, according to a new study.