Connecticut firefighter creates Hero to Hero to help other veterans get first responder jobs

Connecticut Navy veteran Chris Shea is using his nonprofit, Hero to Hero, to establish a pipeline to connect veterans reintegrating into civilian life to first responder jobs in police, fire and emergency medical services.

Podcast delves into the legacy of D-Day to commemorate 80th anniversary

As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, a World War II Foundation podcast is taking a look at the intersection of history and film.

Navy veteran Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98

Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98.

Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds

Schools across the U.S. are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and video cameras to spot guns. ZeroEyes, which was founded a few years ago by military veterans, is so far one of the few that qualifies for states’ specific criteria.

Woman who served during WWII is grand marshal of Memorial Day Parade in Michigan

Gladys Waters, 100, lives at an assisted living center in Royal Oak, Michigan, but she is ready to step out and be the grand marshal for the city’s Memorial Day Parade this month.

World War II soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 years after fatal plane crash

The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II have received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash in the final days of the conflict.

After 80 years, World War II sailor honored at Arlington National Cemetery

Three months after marrying his high school sweetheart, Starring Brooks Winfield was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor. His remains were identified decades later, and this week he was honored with interment at Arlington National Cemetery.

$10.8M in bonuses for senior VA managers were improperly paid out, watchdog finds

The inspector general referred the findings from a seven-month investigation to the U.S. Attorney’s Office to determine whether nine managers who approved granting bonuses that they later received violated federal law, according to the report made public Thursday.

Vietnam veteran Harlan Chapman, held 7 years as POW, dies at 89

Retired Lt. Col. Harlan Page Chapman, a Marine held for seven years as a prisoner-of-war during the Vietnam War, died Monday at the age of 89 in his Arizona home, according to his obituary.

VA cited for more than yearlong delay on veterans benefits for Agent Orange exposure

More than 10,500 benefits claims for leukemia, multiple myeloma and other diseases related to herbicide exposure were overlooked for more than a year by the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a new report by the VA Office of Inspector General.