VA Wants Vets to Use Their Benefits When Choosing a Final Resting Place Officials say that benefits offered by the National Cemetery Administration are the most underutilized of veterans' perks.
'Widow's Tax' on Survivors Will Be Completely Gone as of Feb. 1 Benefit Checks The surviving spouses of military retirees who receive income from two separate benefit programs will no longer have their...
Retirees to Get a Second Chance to Enroll In or Opt Out of the Survivor Benefit Plan Military retirees who opted out of the Survivor Benefit Plan will get a rare second chance to enroll.
Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day: Here's the Difference What's the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day? Understanding Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day helps you honor both...
Life Unexpected: Gold Star Spouse Finds Therapy Through Writing and Family Many people haven't gotten married or started a career by 23. Meanwhile, Vail was already a war widow and serving as an Army...
In Their Own Words: Military Widows Honor Their Husbands There is no one to whom Memorial Day means more than the family of those killed in defense of our nation. These are their...
Gold Star Spouses Describe Pain of Losing Bereavement Benefits in Remarriage For Gold Star spouses, the pain of losing their husbands in the line of duty can be almost unbearable.
After Years of Fighting, the Military Has Started Phasing Out 'Widow’s Tax' Many survivors will see at least $400 more in their Feb. 1 annuity payments.
Her Family Isn't Happy as She Moves on a Decade After Husband's Death Her husband was killed in Iraq in 2006, and she spent years in a deep depression. Now she's found love again but her family...
Did Her Husband Fake His Death or Is She in Denial? I have a very unusual problem. I do not know if my husband is dead or alive.
Air Force Intel Officer Had Hundreds of Classified and Secret Files at His Florida Home A retired Air Force intelligence officer accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors last year admitting to illegally...
A General Warned of an Impending War with China. Airmen Under His Command Say it Was 'Inappropriate' Mike Minihan, a four-star general who has led Air Mobility Command since 2021, has been known for his loud, proud and high...
Base Retires Working Dog After a Half-Decade Sniffing Out Threats, Including 7 Million Pounds of Narcotics Gombi received two awards for her service at her retirement and adoption ceremony.
Navy Ends 'Gruesome' Testing on Sheep After PETA Protests An animal rights group says that it has successfully lobbied the Navy to end a pair of studies that involved subjecting sheep...
The Latest Document the Military Is Hiding Behind Handling Rules: Parental Leave The CUI label is being applied inconsistently and, some critics argue, arbitrarily to keep some documents from being broadly...
