Veterans

Massachusetts 2 days ago

Former heads of Massachusetts veterans home where 76 died in COVID pandemic avoid jail time

Two former officials of a veterans home in Massachusetts, where a severe COVID-19 outbreak resulted in at least 76 deaths, have settled their criminal case.

MILITARY 4 days ago

For Medal of Honor Day, recipient recounts tackling suicide bomber in Afghanistan to protect Army ‘brothers'

Ret. U.S. Army Capt. Flo Groberg received the Medal of Honor in 2015 for his courageous actions in the face of terrorism in Afghanistan. The veteran shares his story of heroism and recovery.

LIFESTYLE 4 days ago

Mail Pouch Tobacco barns recall bygone America, legacy of solitary World War II veteran

Mail Pouch Tobacco barns still pitch a bygone product on country rounds around West Virginia. They helped make artist and WWII veteran Harley Warrick famous late in life.

OPINION 5 days ago

Saluting the sacrifice of our remarkable heroes

Out of 40 million service members, less than 4,000 have received our nation's highest award for gallantry. National Medal of Honor Day ensures we remember their sacrifice.

LIFESTYLE 6 days ago

Jimmy Dean, country crooner and hometown hero, is also America’s pork prince: 'One hell of a man'

Jimmy Dean was a country crooner with a TV variety show. He became famous for his supermarket sausage after investing in a business in his hometown of Planview, Texas.

Air Force March 21

Legendary veteran known as ‘Hot Dog Guy’ dies at 60

Robin Williams, a retired Air Force chief master sergeant better known as the “AAFES Hot Dog Guy" in the military, died of a heart attack March 14 at the age of 60.

Marines March 21

Retired commandant who was ‘widely beloved’ by Marines dies at 95

Retired Gen. Al Gray, who served as the 29th commandant of the Marine Corps from 1987 to 1991, died at the age of 95 Wednesday after an extended period in hospice care.

California March 21

California votes to spend $6.4B on homeless crisis despite spiraling debt

California voters have passed a measure to spend billions of dollars on the state’s spiraling homeless crisis despite the state's finances being in the red.

MILITARY March 21

WWII Ghost Army who duped Nazis in secret mission will receive Congressional Gold Medal

The Congressional Gold Medal will be awarded to honor the remarkable contributions of the Ghost Army, a unit of the American military during World War II.

Veterans March 21

Pearl Harbor survivor, 1 of the last remaining, dies at 102

Richard C. "Dick" Higgins, a survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack, has died at the age of 102 in Bend, Oregon. Higgins was one of the few remaining survivors.