Robert Fernandez, who died Wednesday at age 100 in Lodi, Calif., was among the hundreds of service members who survived the Pearl Harbor attack. His death leaves barely more than a dozen survivors of the attack still living.

Several veterans organizations are lining up to support the Complete the Mission Act, which directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to disclose expected wait times for appointments, reasons for cancellations and options to reschedule at a VA facility or with a private, non-VA clinician.

The annual ceremony was once attended by scores of surviving Dec. 7 veterans. Fewer than two dozen remain living and only two attended Saturday’s commemoration. The pair were joined by only six other World War II veterans.

Signed into law Nov. 24, the Mark Our Place Act overturned restrictions that kept the VA from providing the Medal of Honor recognition at older gravesites out of concern for preserving their historic value.

House lawmakers castigated leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs for providing Congress inaccurate financial information as VA leaders request another $6.6 billion this month to supplement a $369 billion budget for fiscal 2025.

Every year, millions of people seek an escape from the real world at Disney theme parks. Some love the destinations so much they want to stick around forever.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will launch its first clinical study since the 1960s into the effectiveness of psychedelic drugs as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the agency said.

A job counseling program created for disadvantaged veterans would be expanded to provide free career services to surviving spouses of fallen service members under a Senate bill approved Monday.