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WWII soldier from Tennessee to be buried in Washington state

Tech. Sgt. Ross H. Thompson died Dec. 10, 1942, at age 50. He was reported captured with thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members when forces in Bataan surrendered to the Japanese.

VA’s new, multibillion-dollar health records system needs major improvements, agency says

A multibillion-dollar electronic health records system launched less than two years ago by the Department of Veterans Affairs needs major improvements, agency officials told senators on Wednesday.

Navy veteran Charlie Fox served in World War II and the Korean War.

World War II vet, others represent a generation on Honor Flight from Indiana

Navy veteran Charlie Fox served in WWII and the Korean War. He also served as commander of Navy Reserve units in the states. This month, he drew attention at every stage of the Indy Honor Flight 36 journey to transport military veterans to Washington, D.C.

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Ohio Republican congressional candidate J.R. Majewski defends his military record at a news conference Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Holland, Ohio. Majewski has campaigned by presenting himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Military documents obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request, indicate Majewski never deployed to Afghanistan but instead completed a six-month stint helping to load planes at an air base in Qatar, a longtime U.S. ally that is a safe distance from the fighting.

Ohio Republican stays in campaign amid scrutiny of service

Republican J.R. Majewski insisted that he would stay in the race for a competitive northwest Ohio congressional seat after The Associated Press reported earlier this week that he misrepresented key elements of his Air Force service.

The Montgomery Veterans Affairs Clinic in Montgomery, Ala., on Dec. 14, 2015. In some states, including Alabama, officials have threatened to punish Veterans Affairs workers who perform abortions, saying it would violate state law.

Justice Department says it would defend VA medical workers in abortion cases

The Justice Department said it will provide legal defense if necessary to Veterans Affairs medical workers who perform abortions to save a patient’s life, protect the mother’s health or in instances when the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest.

Cedar Valley Honor Flight veterans during their visit to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21, 2022.

Iowa honor flight veterans shown appreciation throughout capital trip

All day long, the veterans from the Cedar Falls-Waterloo area were thanked by passing tourists, by employees at the airports or active service men and women whom they bumped into at the memorials.

The future USS Groton Sail Monument will include the sail and rudder of the USS Groton.

‘A long time coming’: Groton Sail Monument site formally unveiled

The future USS Groton Sail Monument will celebrate the contributions of all the men and women who design, build, operate and maintain submarines, and the families and communities who support them.

Rock Stanley was a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps who served for 36 years.

75-year-old hiker, a Marine veteran, found dead in Nevada

Rock Stanley, who was found dead near Mount Charleston Peak Trail in Nevada, was a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps who served for 36 years.

Doug Mastriano talks to supporters during the Save America rally with former President Donald Trump at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 3, 2022.

Group of veterans criticizes Doug Mastriano’s Confederate uniform photo as ‘shameful’

A group of nearly 60 veterans from Pennsylvania signed a letter, released by the campaign of Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro, deriding Republican candidate for governor Doug Mastriano for being photographed wearing a Confederate Army uniform.

Veteran suicide rate decreases for 2 consecutive years, VA report states

“This year’s report shows real progress, but there is still so much work to be done,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in a prepared statement.

Mark Frerichs, a contractor from Illinois, poses in Iraq in this undated photo. Frerichs, a former Navy diver abducted in Afghanistan in 2020, was exchanged for Bashir Noorzai, an early supporter of the Taliban convicted of smuggling $50 million worth of heroin, Taliban officials told repoters in Kabul Monday.

Navy veteran abducted in Afghanistan swapped for convicted drug lord

An American Navy veteran captured in Afghanistan two years ago has been freed in exchange for an Afghan man who was imprisoned by the U.S., a senior Biden administration official said Monday.

Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Roman W. Sadlowski of Pittsfield, Mass.

Sailor who died at Pearl Harbor to be buried at Arlington

The USS Oklahoma was among the first vessels hit during the Japanese attack on Dec. 7, 1941, struck by three aerial torpedoes just before 8 a.m. when many sailors were still asleep below deck, according to Navy accounts.

U.S. Airmen from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing honor the daily estimated number of veterans who take their own lives, symbolized by 22 pairs of boots in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month Sept. 8, 2021, from an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month stresses the importance of mental health and encourages individuals to seek help if they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)

Study finds 37% greater veteran suicide rate than reported by VA

An exhaustive study four years in the making has found nearly a 40% higher rate of veteran suicides than that reported by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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WWII veteran James ‘Pee Wee’ Martin laid to rest in Dayton National Cemetery

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Surviving military spouses may keep benefits once they remarry if bipartisan bill passes

77 years later, remains of WWII pilot from Fla. identified

US veterans freed after being held captive for months by Russian proxies

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