Leaders behind a plan for a new Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora, Colo., agreed to a grandiose design and ignored repeated, early warnings about the costs, driving it into financial failure, according to a report issued Wednesday.

At least three lawsuits filed earlier this year in U.S. District Court accuse Mark Wisner of conducting unnecessary and improper genital examinations at a VA medical center. Court records show he now faces a dozen lawsuits.

Four Marine veterans of the 7th Field Depot, hailing from Oklahoma, Missouri, New Hampshire and Connecticut, visited the Coast Guard Academy on Friday as part of their unit's annual reunion.

Marine veteran Adam Sismour was shot and killed on Sunday while sitting in a car in the residential neighborhood of Newark.

Representatives from the Aiken-Augusta Wounded Warrior Charity Golf Classic awarded scholarships Wednesday to veteran and military students at USC Aiken.

The suicide prevention walk was held by the 1st Dental Battalion. More than 1,000 Marines and sailors walked three miles around the Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital. Marine Corps Community Services set up booths providing information on resources and support programs.

After a three-year search, the Department of Veterans Affairs has named Keith Repko as director of the VA St. Louis Health Care System.

Anthony Dawson, director of the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, attended a town hall meeting at the VA outpatient clinic near Eglin Air Force Base, where he heard from several veterans and their loved ones who were extremely unhappy with the mental health care services provided locally.

The event at Naval Submarine Base coincided with commemorations at Navy installations across the country in honor of Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, which is on the last Sunday of the month.

Known as the Old Glory Relay, the event involves 62 teams moving a single flag from Washington state across the nation to Florida. The goal is to raise awareness for programs and services benefiting former U.S. military personnel.

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald called Central Florida a model for other regions across the nation.

Marijuana pioneer Colorado is poised to add post-traumatic stress disorder to its medical marijuana program, joining 18 other states that consider PTSD a condition treatable by pot.

Nick Noreus has always had a thing for adventure. After separating from the Air Force this past May, he had the not-so-crazy idea of building a boat and sailing it from Montana to Destin, Fla., over the course of the summer.

During WWI, Army Pvt. Marcelino Serna killed 32 enemy soldiers in two battles in France and single-handedly captured 24 Germans on Sept. 12, 1918. After the war, Serna moved to El Paso and became a U.S. citizen. He died in 1992 at the age of 95.

A divided Court of Appeals on Thursday tossed a Spokane, Washington ordinance that exempted some military veterans and low-income elderly residents from paying additional property taxes tied to a 2014 street levy ballot measure.

One by one, a group of old guard military leadership questioned Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and warned the Republican presidential candidate was alienating U.S. allies.

The new pedestrian underpass would mean veterans and medical staffers no longer have to cross the busy Rockville Pike while traveling between the Metro station and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

A Massachusetts man has been found guilty of gunning down a former Army sniper who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Several Army veterans in Ohio who were part of the former U. S. Army regiment known as the Borinqueneers have been honored with replicas of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the regiment.

The program offers peer support and individual attention to veterans, who typically are older than traditional students, and helps them make the transition from military life to college life.

Todd Olsen, 44, served one tour with Operation Iraqi Freedom and three tours with Operation Enduring Freedom. He returned with a variety of combat injuries.

James Ziegler proposed a challenge: that he and Vietnam veteran Dave Sloane pedal to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., devoting one day to each of the Army Rangers who died in a crash that Sloane survived.

The Republican-controlled Joint Legislative Audit Committee voted unanimously to authorize a probe at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King that will examine staffing levels and training, revenue and spending trends, compliance with state and federal regulations, how the state monitors the facility, and maintenance needs.

The new, 25,000-square-foot clinic is designed to serve 7,000 veterans a month, compared with the 7,000-square-foot Sioux City clinic that was designed to serve 1,500 veterans but now helps 4,000.

Two U.S. senators said Tuesday they asked for an investigation into a whistleblower's report that an Army veteran killed himself while awaiting treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder at a U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs clinic in Colorado Springs.

Betty Huffman kissed a carnation and placed it at the head of her brother’s casket. “I’ve spent my whole life missing him,” she said. “He was my buddy. And now he’s back home.”

Veterans treatment courts aim to keep veterans, particularly ones with mental health or substance abuse issues, from relapsing into criminal behavior.

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With the power of his mind, a paralyzed Army veteran amputee causes a robotic arm to raise it's elbow and close its fist.

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Old soldiers never die. They just pedal away. Arthur E. Brown Jr. of Hilton Head Island, a retired U.S. Army four-star general, will be the grand marshal of Saturday’s Pedal4Kids Community Bike Ride to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club of Hilton Head Island. He’s 86. He’ll ride 62 miles.

Bringing veterans into the academic fold is at the heart of Texas A&M University-San Antonio’s new initiative of military culture competence training, a program that began last month at its campus on the southern edge of San Antonio, which proclaims itself Military City for its collection of bases and large population of military retirees.

The American Red Cross recently unveiled its new Hero Care mobile application to help members of the military, veterans and their families identify and access both emergency and non-emergency Red Cross services from anywhere in the world.

Veterans will be a focus of discussions this week about the opiate addiction epidemic in the United States, which has led to the deaths of tens of thousands in recent years.

D. Scott Guermonprez, who has led the Stratton VA Medical Center in an interim capacity since the departure of Linda Weiss in November, has been named the health center's director.

The American Legion is hoping its upcoming 100th birthday will bring renewal to one of the nation's largest and quickly graying veterans organizations.

Every year, Bill Dick summons the men of Army Company M, 110th Infantry Regiment of the 28th Division -- to his rural Latrobe, Pa., home for a reunion.

Separately, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has been conferring with the Department of Veterans Affairs about setting up programs to address the number of suicides among returning veterans.

Jerry Coffee, a retired Navy captain, tapped on a podium, slowly spelling out the words that have become a mantra for him and other former prisoners of war, “never forget.”

In 100 years, Alvin Carver has been through a lot. When the Army veteran was born, Woodrow Wilson was president, postage stamps cost 2 cents each and crossword puzzles were the hot new trend. Carver only made it through the third grade before he had to drop out of school. He joined the Army at 20.

Montgomery County officials will be gathering for a ceremony to redevelop space for a new veterans' clinic.

A church-based group is raising eyebrows among mental health professionals by trying to recruit hundreds of troubled Iowa military veterans into an unproven treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. "Operation Zhero" organizers claim its unlicensed, volunteer counselors have achieved remarkable results in treating the complicated mental condition, which plagues some soldiers after they return from war.

As a young U.S. Marine in the late 1960s, Roger Reynolds, of Ottawa, Ill., fought for his country in the jungles of Vietnam. "The time I spent in Vietnam turned me into a crazed, heartless killer," he says.

John Joseph Nichols served as a Buffalo Soldier alongside baseball great Jackie Robinson and boxer Joe Louis in the 1940s. Now, he makes his rounds at various venues, teaching the history of Buffalo Soldiers and sharing his own war stories from World War II.

William C. Holmberg, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, received the Navy Cross for his actions on a Korean battlefield and later spent decades as an advocate on Capitol Hill for renewable energy and environmental causes.

Officials at the Tomah VA Medical Center provided a briefing Friday with the staff of Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson over the care a U.S. Army veteran received at the facility before his apparent suicide.

As a retired sergeant of the 75th Ranger Regiment, Matthew Fletcher has had a tough time adapting to a civilian lifestyle — but playing football again has certainly helped him along the way.

Former Anniston Army Depot Commander Greg Potts spoke at a recent event and stressed the need for veterans to stay connected to others after active service.

A new exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force that commemorates a dangerous mission conducted by the Air Force 20th Special Operations Squadron in November 1968.

Katelyn Craft pleaded not guilty Wednesday to an exploitation charge in the theft of military benefits belonging to 28-year-old Adam Petzack. Craft's husband, Brandon Craft, is charged with killing Petzack in February.

Kratom, which originates in Southeast Asia, has become more widespread in the United States and is a popular substance used by veterans suffering from PTSD.

Army Staff Sgt. Dennis Ferk was wounded three times fighting in World War II and now he needs some help from the public after being bilked out of his life-savings.

Carl Johnson, the last cadet to graduate from Tuskegee Institute's training program for African American pilots, reflects on his time as a Tuskegee Airman and the discrimination he faced upon returning home from war.

The House passed Department of Veterans Affairs reform legislation Wednesday evening that would change the process veterans use to appeal benefits claims and make it easier for the agency to fire bad employees.

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is calling for an “immediate review” of the care that the VA provided to a Vietnam combat veteran who died of lung cancer. He was diagnosed with cancer in an emergency room visit only about a month before he died.

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Jason Kander, Missouri's 35-year-old secretary of state and current Democratic candidate for senator, was an Army intelligence officer in Afghanistan.

Former President George W. Bush spoke at Fort Carson during a summit that aims to connect troops with civilian jobs. Bush used his new life as a portrait painter to show there's a world of opportunity after government service.

Texas university officials urged the state to either absorb millions of dollars in higher education benefits for veterans and their dependents or limit who can access the funds.

“Parts are still hard for me to talk about,” Kris “Tanto” Paronto, a former Army Ranger, told a crowd of around 200 gathered at The Fort Worth Club on Thursday. “Politics had a lot to do with what went on that night.

In 2012, the Kentucky Court of Justice launched a pilot program in Jefferson and Hardin counties known as Veterans Treatment Court. It was a result of a three-year grant made possible from the Veterans Justice Administration for $350,000.

Solicitor Michael Korns advised the five-member township board that it should not consider any statements regarding the site's guests when it decides whether to approve the retreat as a conditional use in the local agricultural zone.

Louis “Geno” Iannitelli had to be lifted into the cockpit of the P-51C Mustang. But once inside the 95-year-old said the controls looked familiar even after 71 years.

A Tempe man accused of lying about serving in the military to obtain veteran status for his driver's license and vehicle plates has pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery.

It's just one six-lane roadway, just one crusade to help veterans cross the street to the clinic. It's a cause that gained the voice of a widow after a 70-year-old Army veteran, Willie Span, was struck and killed there two years ago.

The secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday pushed back against new recommendations on private health care and blasted “ideologues” and corporate interests for trying to privatize the veteran medical system.

Mike Kubik, one of more than 100 local veterans who made an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., found his old friend’s name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, took a pencil and rubbed a copy of his friend's name off the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

A Massachusetts man charged with gunning down a former Army sniper who served in Iraq and Afghanistan is heading to trial.

A new, private center on the Kansas State University campus aiming to help veterans transition into student life has opened. The Military Affairs Innovation Center opened Monday, The Manhattan Mercury reports.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will resume sharing data on the quality of care at its facilities with a national consumer database on October 1, the agency said Tuesday.

An Ohio Republican has a plan to spur improvements at the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs — require members of Congress to abandon their private health insurance and instead use public VA health care.

Veterans service organizations are pressuring lawmakers working on the National Defense Authorization Act to include an amendment protecting servicemembers with mental illness from less-than-honorable discharges.

Some veterans with mental health issues will now be entitled to a service dog — at least for now — as U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, announced a pilot program.

Marine veteran Ray Sumner is embarking on a third career. "I'm learning like I would be if I were 24, but I'm 54," he said. "Only now, if I make a mistake, they don't make me do pushups. We just talk about it over a beer."

A clinical simulation center is opening on the campus of the Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center this week, featuring an ambulance bay, two operating rooms, three intensive care units and a "patient" that responds to anesthesia like a real human.

The victim, a WWII Navy veteran, was manipulated by callers who falsely informed the 90-year-old that he won $7.5 million in a sweepstakes he never entered.

Lou De Lancey joined the Navy in 1954 and served aboard the USS Midway and the USS Hanson during the Korean War era. While aboard the Midway, he assisted in the evacuation of more than 18,000 civilians and 15,000 of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist troops to Formosa.

Blake Lyons founded the Victor Echo Tango Foundation, a nonprofit, state-certified veterans organization. As president of the foundation, he helps set up community events and talks with local veterans about what is needed.

“This is a living kind of community plaza,” said Larry Silvey, a military veteran who donated land. It has a large open space in the front, with an American flag and statues representing branches of the military in the back.

The House is set to debate veterans legislation Tuesday containing contentious reform on how Department of Veterans Affairs employees are demoted and fired.

For decades, the nine-hole golf course, tucked away on the grounds of the U.S. Armed Forces Retirement Home, has been one of the District of Columbia's hidden pleasures.

Wisconsin lawmakers from both parties are calling for an audit of the state’s largest veterans home and raising questions about millions of dollars transferred from it for use in other veterans programs.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnsonsent a letter last week to Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, asking for all documents about 29-year-old Brian Rossell of Wausau.

On this special trip to the nation’s capital, Anna Flecke had kept it together pretty well. But there, standing before the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Saturday, her memories erased her peace like a wave swallows a rocky shore.

Dalona Leonard may be the busiest 87-year-old you've ever met. She has devoted her life to volunteering, be it for the election board, her church, the Salvation Army or through the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 734 Ladies Auxiliary, where she has served since 1951.

The monument at national cemetery is for the living as well as those who've made the ultimate sacrifice.

Roscoe Brown, who died July 2 at the age of 94, got his wish Friday at the Intrepid Museum, where a band played C Jam Blues and other jazz favorites, and a cross-section of New Yorkers gathered on the deck of the massive aircraft carrier to remember the pilot, educator and activist.

As the nation prepares to mark the 15th anniversary of 9/11, 60 hikers are striding along southwestern Pennsylvania's Laurel Ridge to benefit Americans who have served in the war on terror sparked by those attacks in New York City, Somerset County and Washington.

A 2014 study of military caregivers found they are four times more at risk for depression compared to the general population. And military caregivers need education and training about how to care for someone with PTSD.

A tribute to those serving in the ongoing fight against terrorism and all other veterans, the 12-by-10-feet mural which depicts a soldier carrying another with an American flag flying in the background and the phrase: “All gave some, some gave all,” took about 2 ½ months to complete.

A fundraising road race in memory of a Marine from Springfield killed in attacks on military facilities in Tennessee is scheduled for this weekend.

An expected 15,000 veterans whose serious illnesses are linked to a contaminated water supply at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina could receive compensation more quickly under a proposed Department of Veterans Affairs rule announced Friday.

Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany conducted its annual POW/MIA Recognition Day breakfast ceremony Friday to honor all comrades-in-arms who were held as prisoners of war by an enemy or who remain missing in action and unaccounted for.

An effort to establish a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery for helicopter pilots and crewmembers killed in the Vietnam War could be thwarted because of diminishing burial space.

After Dean Klenda went missing in action during the Vietnam War, his sister worked relentlessly with the U.S. military for decades to keep a search going for his remains.

At least 50 people gathered at a cemetery to honor a man they hardly knew. But Eldridge Byrd was no stranger – not really. When you’ve served your country, they said, you always have a family.

The remains of an 18-year-old Cullman, Ala. man, who was declared missing in action during the Korean War, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial.

The Carolina Lakes Quilters hand-stitched the patriotic quilts with red, white and blue patterns — some with “United We Stand,” “Heroes,” military symbols, and other true-blue American themes — and presented the quilts to the men. The recipients range in age from 89 to 103.

The university's Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs moved from an old house on the eastern part of the campus to a more central location near the Gateway Garage.

The Athena Conference in Annapolis, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of women being allowed to attend the U.S. Naval Academy, featured several high-ranking military leaders.

Hillary Clinton claimed Wednesday that Donald Trump is leading an effort to privatize the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system as the two lobbed attacks during a forum in New York City.

Commission on Care leaders defended their tough diagnosis and 18-point treatment plan for what ails the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system, including their controversial push to let veterans begin to choose their own primary care doctors from new, integrated networks of VA and private-sector physicians.

Three military veterans once involved in the U.S. drone program have thrown their support behind a Yemeni man’s legal fight to obtain details about why his family members were killed in a 2012 strike.