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After delay, Senate confirms Sam Brown to lead VA memorial affairs
The combat-wounded veteran and former Senate hopeful will oversee operations at hundreds of VA cemeteries and memorial sites.
Willy Williams, the most decorated enlisted sailor in Navy history
In the history of the U.S. Navy only seven men have earned all of the “Big Three” valor awards: Medal of Honor, Navy Cross and Silver Star Medal. Six were World War II officers. The seventh was enlisted sailor James Elliott “Willy” Williams in Vietnam.
By Doug Sterner
In the last hours of World War I, a terrible toll
Thousands of troops were dying even as the clock ticked down to the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
For today’s VA, it’s the best of times and the worst of times
In the last year, the Department of Veterans Affairs has seen big successes and even bigger controversies.
NFL’s Salute to Service comes to Washington
The Washington Redskins hosted service members on the sidelines during Sunday's home game against the Atlanta Falcons, just one week before Veteran's Day, as part of the Salute to Service program.
By Jillian Angeline
Right up to Armistice Day, US clout in WWI kept increasing
On the final morning of World War I, U.S. Gen. John J. Pershing was not eager to stop fighting. After all, if one nation had momentum after the first global war’s four years of unprecedented slaughter, it was the United States.
Veterans Day discount update: Tall ship cruises, cannabis, workouts, burgers and more
Here's a long list of deals offered nationwide and tips to help you make the most of them.
By Karen Jowers
Guard major slain in Afghanistan urged Americans to vote
"It seems only fitting," his widow said, that he "has come home to US soil in a flag draped casket on our Election Day."
New museum offers free admission to veterans after criticism
The new National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Ohio won’t charge U.S. military veterans admission following public criticism of earlier plans to have them pay entrance fees.
Veteran seeks to add names on Oklahoma memorial
Norman veteran Terry O’Dea wants to see more names etched into the wall of the Cleveland County Veterans Memorial by Veterans Day.
By Mack Burke, The Norman (Okla.) Transcript via AP