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VA leaders move to end all abortions at department medical sites

Abortion services had been offered at VA facilities since late 2022, even in some states where the procedures were outlawed. Now that will end.

Opinion

Valor may not expire, but award recognition should have limits

Opinion: The Valor Has No Expiration Act ignores why limitations on valor awards like the Medal of Honor matter.

Supreme Court ruling gives extra payouts to some combat-wounded vets

The high court ruled that limits on the government's combat-related special compensation program unfairly took away support for injured vets.

D-Day soldier awarded Distinguished Service Cross after 81 years

Decades after Staff Sgt. William Owens' heroic actions at La Fiere Bridge, his Bronze Star was posthumously upgraded thanks to the efforts of a veteran.

Medal of Honor upgrade for Vietnam-era Recon Marine part of new bill

Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack.

10 soldiers receive Purple Heart for 2024 drone attack at Tower 22

Three Army reservists were killed and at least 40 other troops were injured in the drone attack.

Desert Storm Apache crews awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses

The aviators received the awards 34 years after they kickstarted the allied air campaign of Operation Desert Storm.

How a soldier’s relentless charge broke Japan’s line on Okinawa

The enemy positions that Pfc. Clarence Craft took out one by one added up to victory on Hen Hill.

Trump proclaims Thursday as day for US to celebrate victory in WWII

Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday designating May 8, 2025, as a “day in celebration of Victory Day for World War II.” It is not a federal holiday.

Viet Cong targeted US officers — they hadn’t counted on this sergeant

With all higher ranks out of the fight, Sgt. Matthew Leonard took command to save his fellow soldiers.