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Grand Valley State University Athletics and WGVU Engage teamed up to put on the second annual Heroes Day at the Kelly Family Sports Center on GVSUs Allendale Campus on Saturday, Nov. 8. Veterans and first

Using a $3 million federal grant, Operation 365 aims to find housing for one veteran every day this year. One veteran, one home, one day every day for the next year. Thats the goal of

Retired Col. Gus Fitch is collaborating with Aiken Motorcycle Sales and Service to organize and sponsor a Ride for Veterans to further emphasize veterans care in the CSRA. The event will be Saturday with registration

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced this month that it has guaranteed 21 million home loans since the Home Loan Guaranty program was established in 1944 as part of the original Servicemens Readjustment Act

On average, an American World War II veteran dies every three minutes. Another one will be gone by the time you finish reading this story. The men and women who defeated Hitler and Tojo can’t

LAKE ELSINORE (CBSLA.com) A local military family struggling to make ends meet has received the gift of a lifetime – the keys to a newly renovated home in Lake Elsinore. Walking up to the residence

It is the second pantry operated by the Greater Chicago Food Depository that specializes in serving the poor and vulnerable former military personnel. “We know we’ve always served a pretty large population of veterans,” said

Seven-year-old Ava Lippert, proud of her Air Force mom, flashed a shy smile and held her heart-shaped American flag high each time a veteran passed her along Liberty Avenue early Saturday. She joined her grandmother,

RYKY CAME to the rescue of two injured American soldiers after their Humvee ran over a homemade bomb in Afghanistan. Cila displayed steely nerves and savvy instincts while clearing suspected insurgents homes during nearly 100

Eastern New Mexico is home to many generations of veterans who served in conflicts around the world. Here is the story of one man who led a life of dedication and sacrifice for three branches

Group therapy, a salve for the mentally wounded, is in trouble at the Miami VA. And Vietnam veterans like me are losing it. True, as the saying goes, we dont know what we’ve got until

By John Porter (File photo) First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen cited Henry Lee III in his eulogy for George Washington. Washington was certainly first in many