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Michigan Veterans scored a major win during a marathon lame duck session of the Michigan Legislature. Just after 12:30 a.m., the Michigan Senate voted unanimously in support of House Bill 5418, legislation introduced by State

A new report that says Department of Veterans Affairs officials in Washington knew about the VAs health care scandal for years is expected to prompt new efforts in Congress to figure out who knew what,

COLUMBIA, MO. Just before dawn on a chilly Wednesday morning, Gary Powell climbs into a large white passenger van and turns on the ignition. As the engine warms up, the Columbia Missourian (https://bit.ly/1CvmmOF ) reports

Veteran suicide is a major issue on Capitol Hill, but policymakers may be making decisions based on incomplete or inaccurate data, according to several investigations that suggest depression could be a far larger problem than

MURFREESBORO Vietnam War veterans grasped candles in a cold parking lot on Christmas Eve to speak and hear Tennessee Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Many-Bears Grinder thank them for their service. “It means a lot to

When Nixon Matignas served in Iraq with the Army from 2007 to 2009, he had dreams of defending his country and becoming his own man. Never did he imagine hed wind up homeless in San

Theyre some of the nations unsung heroes. Military veterans serve their country at home and overseas, in some of the most dangerous and desolate places in the world. They go into battle and some make

Bud Koshewa never served on a World War II battlefield, but he played a very important role in that fight. He deployed to Alaska more than 70 years ago to keep the countrys communication lines

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