2 hrs ago | Sunherald.com
Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'
At the rally, Dr. Reginald Hawkins warned city leaders that if something wasn't done to end segregation, future marches might not be so peaceful Nearly two weeks later, civil rights and white business leaders quietly joined forces to desegregate the city's upscale restaurants and hotels.
6 hrs ago | Cape Cod Times
Criticism of veterans affairs secretary mounts
The 30-second Web video has the edgy quality of a campaign-season attack ad, including ominous music, grainy photos and a closing demand: "It's time for new leadership." But the target is not an elected official, or a politician at all.
10 hrs ago | Dorchester Reporter, Dorchester MA
Memorial Day committee plans May 27th ceremonies
Memorial Day committee 2013: First row, from left to right, Mike McLoud, John O. Scannell, Donald Newell; back row: Frank Cahill, Mike Hegarty and Steve Bickerton.
Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation
John Otte, 65, a U.S. Army combat infantryman who served in Vietnam in 1967-68, sits in his Harbor City, Calif., home with a framed photo of him receiving his second purple heart for injuries suffered in combat.
The Air Force Vietnam veteran has experienced first hand the pride that comes from a lifetime of duty and sacrifice.
Rowley Regis Second World War veteran finally gets Arctic Star
FINALLY after waiting over 70 years Rowley Regis a World War II veteran of the treacherous Arctic Convoys has had his heroics officially recognised.
Military memorial service held for Huntsville WWII veteran on widow's 93rd birthday
"It's symbolic of your husband passing the responsibility to fight to defend this great nation while he rests.
Second World War veterans commemorate Biggin Hill's thousandth kill
WO Neville Croucher, Flt Lft Rodney Scrase DFC, WO Maurice Macey, and Reg Wrigley , recreate the 1943 shot.
Calling all veterans: Group seeking World War II veterans to be honored in Memorial Day parade
They're looking for any surviving World War II veterans who can participate in the parade by riding on a float.
Missing veteran possibly armed and endangered
Police are actively searching for a missing adult who is possibly armed and could be endangered.
Shorewood Pays Tribute to Military Veterans during Memorial Day Ceremony May 26
Shorewood will pay tribute to military veterans with its annual Memorial Day ceremony on May 26.
Military veteran pushed out of job after 36 years of service
People have become numb. We've cultivated a society that thrives on negativity and leans toward believing the absolute worst about everyone and everything.
Body ID'd; Roommate Arrested for Murder of OC Student
The roommate of a missing OC student and Army veteran, whose body was found in the wilderness, has been arrested in connection with her death, police announced Friday.
Colorado Soldier Gets 21 Years in Fatal Shooting
An Iraq War veteran who was convicted of manslaughter in a motorcycle club shooting has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Connecting aging veterans to their benefits
According to Department of Veterans Affairs census estimates, there are approximately 13 million American veterans and their single surviving spouses age 65 and older.
One-legged war veteran attacked in Saginaw home
A war veteran is OK, despite being attacked in his own home. The home invasion happened Wednesday night on Hess Avenue in Saginaw.
House Speaker Richard Thompson will resign from the West Virginia Legislature next month to join Gov.
Wineries want to help raise a glass to veterans
This undated publicity photo provided by courtesy of Murphy-Goode Winery shows a bottle of Murphy-Goode Homefront 2011 red wine.
Concussion epidemic linked to underreported US military suicide - study
New research suggests a link between concussions and suicide in the US military, two frighteningly common issues that the Armed Forces have struggled to explain and curtail since rates started soaring 12 years ago.
Scunthorpe Telegraph published New memorial to war heroes
A MEMORIAL to some of the region's war heroes was unveiled as part of a military veterans' final formal reunion event.