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LOUISVILLE, Ky. Back home from a difficult Army tour in Iraq, it didn’t take long for Kyle O’Hair’s life to unravel. There were nightmares, anxiety and memories of death. He got hooked on drugs. He

DENVER Seventy years after Sidney Shafner left Regis University bound for WWII in Europe, Regis University’s president politely asked the now 93-year old if he could move his tassel from the right to left side

In her role as a San Francisco Superior Court judge at the Hall of Justice, Cynthia Ming-mei Lee often encounters military veterans in criminal cases. You could tell by looking at them they were different,

A group of volunteers has been welcoming veterans and active military servicemen and women home for the holidays at the Grand Rapids airport. Volunteers with Operation Handshake come almost daily around the holidays. They line

Sometimes things can go wrong on a major scale. Think sudden storm on Mount Everest, avalanche on South American ski slopes, safari disaster in Africa. For Americans caught in the thick of it, quick, competent

A Marine Corps veteran from the Sacramento area was awarded a mortgage-free home in Williams. Wells Fargo Bank presented Sgt. Mohamad Akhtar, a firefighter and Purple Heart recipient from Orangevale, the keys to his new

Pearl Harbor Day was observed by a few local veterans posts Dec. 7, but the World War II submariners group stopped holding commemorations. “There are just not enough of them left, or who are well

Salida, CO The non-partisan Vet Voice Foundation joined an estimated 500 people who turned out for a meeting in Salida, Colorado to support Browns Canyon as the next national monument. Five military veterans had the

Members of the Senate Republican Caucus were proud to take part recently in a national movement to pay tribute to military men and women who gave their lives for their country. Senators Dave Lawson, R-Marydel,

House lawmakers, once again, are pressing the Veterans Affairs Department for more answers about how they are addressing their cybersecurity troubles. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Secretary Bob McDonald Dec. 15 asking

Amongst the chatter of children, the smell of mini-chimichangas and the occasional yap of a companion animal, eight military service veterans received certificates and ceremonial coins Saturday acknowledging completion of the Regional Municipalities Veterans Treatment

Seventy years ago last week, on Dec. 16, 1944, the German army launched its last-ditch effort to thwart Allied efforts in a conflict that would be dubbed the Battle of the Bulge. It would be