U.S. Army veteran David Stewart received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the pinnacle of a four-level program that recognizes Americans who devote a certain number of hours to volunteer work.

Col. Doug Collins attended seminary school, worked as a pastor at a small-town church and served as a chaplain in the Navy and Air Force Reserve.

For over 30 years, officials in Metz have invited U.S. soldiers who helped liberate the city from Nazi occupation to participate in commemorative ceremonies. The appearance of 101-year-old Ceo Bauer may be the last year a living veteran of the war participates.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is fighting a federal court order to open 100 shelter beds by January and develop another 750 apartment units by 2026 for homeless veterans in Los Angeles.

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a non-for-profit company in California to proceed with clinical trials to study the effectiveness of smoking cannabis to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans.

Sixteen GOP senators urged swift passage of a bill to require quarterly budget briefings from the Department of Veterans Affairs after the agency secured emergency funds from Congress for incorrectly claiming a multibillion-dollar shortfall threatened veterans benefits.

Stricter controls are needed to secure the online personal information that the Department of Veterans Affairs collects and maintains on millions of veterans enrolled in its health care services and who receive benefits, according to a new report from the agency’s inspector general.

Lucille “Cille” MacDonald, who this spring was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for her “Rosie the Riveter” work as a ship welder during World War II, died last week in Hawaii. She was 98.

House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a sweeping package of measures, known as the Sen. Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, to expand and strengthen private-sector medical care outside the Department of Veterans Affairs.

An officer with Veterans Affairs Police Department used excessive force when he beat an unarmed arrestee with his baton, for 41 seconds, as the man was pinned down by another officer on the campus of the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center in January 2022.

Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and longtime political ally, to join his Cabinet as head of the sprawling Department of Veterans Affairs.

Cuba is hemorrhaging people as the economy falters. Now, the country is coming under fresh political pressure as one of the government’s archrivals is poised to start calling foreign-policy shots in Washington.

In a little-known chapter in the waning days of World War II, U.S. troops rescued more than 130 political prisoners from an Alpine hotel that members of Hitler’s SS intended to barter for free passage as the Allies converged on Berlin hundreds of miles to the north.

A report issued Wednesday by the VA Office of Inspector General cited security lapses at the Health Eligibility Center in Atlanta that have led to weaknesses in the computer system and made records vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification and destruction.

The return of military horses that have escorted caskets to gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery for more than 75 years will depend on the Army securing adequate pastureland, repairing rundown stables and improving training for handlers, officials said.

Several local veterans were awarded Quilts of Valor in recognition of their military service on Monday in New Baltimore.

In 1968, while serving on tour in Vietnam, a bullet struck U.S. Marine Private First Class James Ohlheiser and left him partially paralyzed. On Monday, 56 years later, Ohlheiser finally received his Purple Heart Medal.

Presidents believe, understandably, that they were elected to do what they campaigned on. The challenge is that Congress and state governments are full of people who won an election, too. And they often have their own ideas about what their “mandate” is. Postelection politics is about dealing with that reality.

A bill to exempt annual motor vehicle registration fees for U.S. military veterans who are 65 years and older and reside within the City and County of Honolulu has been introduced.