Connecting Vets

The Mission Act required the VA to research, develop and publish a list of recommendations intended to modernize its medical facilities and health care delivery—including through facility expansions, relocations, closures, or changes in services.

President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to four U.S. Army soldiers – three veterans and one posthumous honoree – for heroic action under fire during service in the Vietnam War.

A U.S. Army private who followed a neo-Nazi, and white supremacist group aimed at accelerating the collapse of civilization has pleaded guilty to plotting an attack to murder fellow service members.

Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major Gretchen Evans will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service during ESPN’s 2022 ESPYS on July 20. Evans was wounded in Afghanistan and went on to found Team Unbroken.

Hunter Girl has worked with Freedom Sings since 2018 in person and has established her own virtual all-female veteran group. The first song she wrote for this group was titled, “Trailblazers.”

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced U.S. Army Tech. Sgt. Ross H. Thompson, 50, of Maryville, Tennessee, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for.

VA Secretary Denis McDonough said on Wednesday the department’s safety expert team is looking into patient harm cases that may have resulted as a result of its EHRM rollout.

New graphic novel details the heroic exploits of Tom Custer, the first American soldier to be awarded the Medal of Honor not once, but twice, for actions during the American Civil War.

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, helped pass the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes various provisions to benefit Virginia’s defense community and victims of sexual assault.

Rounding out the top five most patriotic states were Montana, Virginia, North Dakota, and Oregon. The survey ranked Massachusetts, Florida, Rhode Island, New York, and Arkansas as the least patriotic states.

The two-day camps, which are led by NFL football players, are open to first through eighth-grade family members of active duty military, reservists, retirees, and DOD civilian employees.

The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 is being supported by dozens of veteran services organizations.

After a years-long struggle and multiple attempts, the service and sacrifice of World War II-era U.S. Army Rangers are finally being recognized with a Congressional Gold Medal.

The Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride helps vets build confidence and strength with shared physical activities in a supportive environment. Soldier Ride helps warriors overcome physical, mental, and emotional wounds through adaptive exercise.

Learning whether you have symptoms that might be PTSD is an important step to getting the treatment you deserve. June 27 is National PTSD Screening Day and everyone should take advantage of it!

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced recently that U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Casimir P. Lobacz, 25, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, killed during World War II, has been accounted for.

Not since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 has there been as serious a threat as Russia’s unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.

A mountain at Yellowstone National Park that was named after a U.S. Army officer, Lt. Gustavus Doane, who once helped lead a massacre of Native Americans will be renamed to First Peoples Mountain.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Arthur B. Summers, 27, of Poplar, Montana, killed during World War II, has been accounted for.

I passed by the House and signed by President Joe Biden, the legislation would expand VA health care eligibility to Post-9/11 combat veterans, which includes more than 3.5 million toxic-exposed veterans.