Veterans

Some 19 years later, the hazards of the U.S. Air Base at Karshi-Khanabad, Uzbekistan go officially unrecognized by the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs.

Veteran illness from post-9/11 service at secret Uzbek base inadequately addressed, lawmakers say

Abraham Mahshie · March 8, 2020 3:42 pm

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, from left, bestows a medal on former U.S. President George Bush as former First Lady Laura Bush has the same bestowed by Doug DeVos, Executive Committee Chairman for the National Constitution Center, at the National Constitution Center Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 in Philadelphia.

‘We actually fought in your damn wars!’: Biden turns back on veterans during confrontation over war record

Spencer Neale · March 5, 2020 5:51 pm

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) grimaces after straining his left groin, during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. The Lakers won 127-101.

Senate candidate John James: Republicans need to improve messaging for ‘compassionate conservatism’

Dominick Mastrangelo · March 2, 2020 5:19 pm

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: (SEPTEMBER 11 RETROSPECTIVE) Smoke pours from the twin towers of the World Trade Center after they were hit by two hijacked airliners in a terrorist attack September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Giroux/Getty Images)

‘Our Agent Orange’: Veterans who served at toxic Uzbekistan base want help from Congress

Abraham Mahshie · February 27, 2020 1:34 pm

An exhaustive Veterans Affairs-supported study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released this morning found that the link between the PTSD symptoms and troops' taking required antimalarial medication cannot be ruled out and needs further study.

Do malaria pills cause PTSD-like symptoms in troops? Scientists say more studies needed

Abraham Mahshie · February 25, 2020 6:53 pm

Crowd erupts into ‘USA!’ chants as Trump honors Iwo Jima veterans

Andrew Mark Miller · February 21, 2020 4:57 pm

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Word of the Week: ‘Troop’

Nicholas Clairmont · February 21, 2020 4:00 am

More than 1,100 veterans condemn Trump’s ‘political retribution’ against Alexander Vindman

Madison Dibble · February 20, 2020 4:35 pm

The GOP front-runner offered his standard fare of bellicose claims after the delay. (AP Photo/Matt York)

WATCH: Trump supporters at rally carry WWII veteran to his seat amid chants of ‘USA! USA! USA!’

Andrew Mark Miller · February 20, 2020 1:28 am

Ronald Reagan was the only major 1968 candidate who wanted to win the Vietnam War, and Reagan saw the hijacking of the USS Pueblo by North Korea as yet another thrust of global communism which needed to be defeated.(Laika ac from USA, via Wikipedia)

‘It’s a mockery’: USS Pueblo veteran wants North Korea to give back his ship

Abraham Mahshie · February 20, 2020 12:01 am

Beltway Confidential

From Marine to civilian: A military transition story

Beth Bailey · February 17, 2020 11:00 am

Actor Gary Sinise recognized with Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Patriot Award for supporting veterans

Dominick Mastrangelo · February 10, 2020 12:33 am