Education & Transition

Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached an initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade.

A veteran reflects on his experiences in Iraq and how his two service dogs — Apollo and Ares — helped him cope after returning home.

The first month of summer may have brought an extra 200,000 jobs for Americans, but veteran employment took a slight hit.

Police say vandals caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to the Colorado Freedom Memorial just a day before the Fourth of July.

Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills was used to barking orders and having them obeyed, but he owes his life to two that were disregarded: Medics ignored him when he told them it was futile to save his life, and his wife ignored him when he told her to leave him.

Palmer Funeral Homes confirmed 61-year-old Clinton Suggs died June 6 in his home in South Bend.

Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills awoke in a hospital on his 25th birthday to learn that an explosion in Afghanistan had robbed him of all four limbs. He later told his wife to take their daughter and their belongings, and just go. He didn’t want her saddled with his burden.

John Tripp spent Memorial Day doing what he’s done every year but once since 1957 — honoring his fallen comrades in the 10th Mountain Division at the top of Tennessee Pass. “There’s not many left,” he said of World War II veterans in the famed mountain division.

“Everyday life I’m going to have struggles, and I know that’s going to be for the rest of my life. … But when I’m out here, I’m worry-free.”

“These guys, every one of them has fought and their buddies have died for that flag. … When they see that flag go up, it brings up a lot of memories — some good, some bad — but it always brings up memories of what they served for. That’s really important to me and to…