By Linda May, For The Macomb Daily The ninth annual Detroit Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 8 in Detroit is dedicated to Vietnam veterans. The sponsor, Metropolitan Detroit Veterans Coalition, is looking for nominations of… Read More
By Mark Zaretsky, New Haven Register Connecticut has one of the lowest rates of veterans committing suicide in the nation, but any number above zero is unacceptable, said U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., joined by… Read More
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and efforts by the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs continue intensively this month and for the entire year to combat suicide among service members and veterans. Suicide is… Read More
FAIRBANKS, Alaska Staff Sgt. Robert Carlson raised the gun to his head. In the parking lot of their duplex, his wife was calling the police. Please help, she cried. He punched me in the face…. Read More
Chuck Searcy might one day return to Athens to stay. But as he nears 70, Searcy says he still has unfinished business after 19 years in Vietnam specifically, continuing his work with Project Renew, a… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Erick Scott had just been paired up with his service dog, a black lab named Gumbo, for a couple weeks at K9s for Warriors. Scott, an army veteran dealing with PTSD, was… Read More
Gone, but not forgotten: Friday a homeless veteran was the recipient of full military honors at her funeral. All of the men and women buried at the Jacksonville National Cemetery have served our country, but… Read More
The Department of Delaware Military Order of the Purple Heart hosted a dinner to honor National MOPH Commander Pat Little, a member of Delaware Chapter 9377. Delaware Secretary of State Jeffery Bullock represented Delaware Gov…. Read More
The head of a national committee that studies the health of Gulf War veterans says senior Department of Veterans Affairs officials are obscuring scientific evidence that points to war-related illnesses among an estimated 250,000 veterans… Read More
Posted: Saturday, September 20, 2014 12:33 pm | Updated: 7:07 pm, Sat Sep 20, 2014. Neal White Editor After a 20-year career in the military as a Navy pilot, Jake Ellzey has a new mission…. Read More