Lawsuit seeks to block veterans cemetery in Anaheim Hills

A group seeking to block a veterans cemetery from being built in Anaheim Hills’ Gypsum Canyon has filed a lawsuit against the city, hoping to instead get a veterans burial ground in Irvine, where years of efforts to locate one failed to come to fruition.

100,000 veterans who later qualified for VA disability benefits must repay old bonuses for leaving the military early

Roughly 100,000 veterans who received bonuses to separate from the military early have been forced to return the money in the last 10 years because they were also receiving disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to agency officials.

Win or lose, US soldier hopes to inspire in pool at Paris Paralympics

Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Marks, competing in her third Paralympics, already holds a world record in one of seven events she plans to race in starting this week.

Sole memento: American vet’s grandson returns WWII souvenir to Japanese son

A Japanese flag, brought to America by a U.S. soldier who served in the Philippines during World War II, has returned home.

Trump and Harris jockey for high ground on military strength

With just over two months until the election, Trump and Harris are vying for the high ground on military issues, debating not just who would keep America safe, but also who would best care for the needs of veterans and who holds the U.S. armed forces in the respect they deserve.

Shooting helped US Army Paralympian turn life around

Kevin Nguyen lost focus when he lost his leg after stepping on a bomb in Afghanistan, but taking up competitive shooting gave him something to roll with again.

NASA astronauts who will spend extra months at the space station are veteran Navy pilots

The two astronauts who will spend extra months at the International Space Station have both flown long space missions before. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been at the space station since the beginning of June.

Last WWII vet in West Virginia area hopes to see name on bridge before passing

There’s one downer rule in place before Paul F. McCue, 98, can see his name on a bridge sign: he needs to have died first. “We want to see it done now, while he can still smell the roses with us,” said a man helping to organize the effort to honor McCue.

Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, Army’s first Black 3-star and namesake of Fort Gregg-Adams, dies at 96

Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, a trailblazing officer who became the Army’s first Black three-star general in 1977 and for whom the former Fort Lee in Virginia was renamed last year, died Thursday, according to the service. He was 96.

Retired Marine general died of embolism at California base he once commanded

Retired Maj. Gen. William Mullen, who was found dead in the guest quarters at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in June, died of a pulmonary embolism, authorities said Thursday. Mullen served as commanding officer at the installation from 2016 to 2017.