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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

Capt. Tim ONeil was finishing up a stint at a Twin Cities Marine recruitment office when he saw an article about a new program at the University of Minnesotas Carlson School of Management. The school

HACKENSACK, N.J. Thoughts and words come fitfully to the old sailor. But Herman Schnipper, 91, is adamant about his wishes for the pictures he took while stationed on the USS Astoria. The 1,500 prints sheathed

WASHINGTON Approximately 1,000 paratroopers from the Armys famed 82nd Airborne Division will deploy to Iraq early next year to help the Iraqi security forces take on the Islamic State, the Pentagon announced Friday. The soldiers

A former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs official in Palo Alto was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he accepted thousands of dollars in money and construction work in exchange for giving