‘Marine’s Marine’ Al Gray, 29th commandant of the Corps, dies at 95

Gen. Al Gray, the 29th commandant of the Marine Corps, died Wednesday after a brief stay in hospice care, the service announced.

Lawmaker criticizes Austin after Pentagon officials are a no-show at House hearing on transition program for exiting service members

Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Minn., lashed out at Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after no Pentagon officials showed up to testify at a House hearing about changes proposed for the transition assistance program, called TAP, for exiting military members.

‘God’s been good to me’: World War II veteran and Tuskegee Airman celebrates 100th birthday

Glendell Bennett, a World War II veteran who worked alongside civil rights leaders in Chicago after the war, celebrated his 100th birthday this month with a party in Lexington, Ky.

VA aims to emphasize free burial benefits for veterans at national cemeteries

Less than a quarter of veterans and their families take advantage of the free burials, headstones and other services offered at the 158 national veterans cemeteries the VA operates, said Matthew Quinn, the VA’s undersecretary for memorial affairs.

Mother of Navy veteran who was killed by LA police as he held a metal bar will receive $24 million

The settlement — approved Tuesday by the L.A. City Council — marks the final chapter in a shooting that the county district attorney’s office decided in 2020 was legal.

AI-aided virtual conversations with World War II vets are latest feature at New Orleans museum

An interactive exhibit opening at the National WWII Museum will use artificial intelligence to let visitors hold virtual conversations with images of veterans, including a Medal of Honor winner who died in 2022.

Dick Higgins, Navy radioman who survived Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102

Dick Higgins, the Navy radioman whose amphibious plane was utterly demolished in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor but who survived unscathed, died Tuesday in Bend, Ore. He was 102.

How explorers found Amelia Earhart’s watery grave. Or did they?

The team of Deep Sea Vision, including chief executive officer and former airman, Tony Romeo, was out to solve the greatest aviation mystery of all: the disappearance of Amelia Earhart on July 2, 1937, during her epic flight around the world.

House lawmakers seek more oversight of VA contractors

Lawmakers are demanding to know why the VA has failed to fully respond to a House committee inquiry into how it screens consultants, including interactions with a private contractor that also was an adviser to opioid drug makers.

Backyard mini-Disneyland in Anaheim Hills pays homage to much-loved original

Architect David Sheegog’s scaled-down version, Castle Peak and Thunder Railroad, which he has been working on for about a quarter of a century, is a love letter to Disneyland and Disney animation. But it doesn’t try to re-create the theme park, per se: An equal number of miniatures reference animated films as they do park attractions, some of which no longer exist; there are also references to Florida’s Walt Disney World. But like the actual park, it has enduring appeal and is never quite finished.