In Reversal, DoD Will Let Wounded Warriors Transfer GI Bill Benefits The DoD announced the strict no-extension, no-transfer policy will not apply to currently serving Purple Heart recipients.
Purple Heart Vets from Vietnam Could Win a Trip to Former Battlefields The group's annual "Return to Vietnam" drawing is open until Nov. 29.
Millions More Vets and Caregivers Are About to Get Commissary, Exchange Access Roughly 3.5 million veterans and designated VA caregivers will be eligible to make purchases at military stores.
Patton's Granddaughter to Return Missing Footlocker to WWII Vet's Family National Purple Heart Day was marked by the return of seven Purple Hearts earned by WWII and Vietnam veterans.
Purple Hearts Finally Awarded to Coast Guard Crew Killed in World War I The cutter Tampa was sunk by a U-boat torpedo in 1918, killing all 131 aboard.
Purple Heart Recipients Will Move to Front of Line for VA Claims, Wilkie Says Wilkie said veterans who have earned the Purple Heart will be placed "at the front of the line when it comes to claims."
Purple Heart Recipients to Get Claims Priority Starting April 1 Secretary Robert Wilkie says the move is recognition for wounds borne in battle.
Family of WWI Veteran Receives Long-Lost Lady Columbia Wound Certificate The Lady of Columbia Wound Certificate was a precursor to the Purple Heart Medal, recognizing troops wounded in battle.
Korean War Veteran Surprised with 4 Medals -- 7 Decades After Serving Don Van Elzen served 21 months in Korea with the Army's 9th Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division from 1950 to 1952.
Purple Heart Awarded Posthumously to World War I Soldier at Fort Jackson A Purple Heart has been awarded posthumously to a World War I hero wounded on a battlefield in France 100 years ago.
Navy Orders Forcewide Housing Inspections After Secretary 'Appalled' by Guam Barracks Conditions Navy Secretary Phelan visited Guam earlier this month and was "appalled" after seeing the conditions of an Air Force barracks...
Air Force Wants Private Company to Take Over its On-Base Hotels The Department of the Air Force, which includes the Space Force, will start accepting requests for proposals this summer...
2 Elite Marine Corps Pilots Reveal What It's Like to Fly a F-35B Fighter Jet In his role as a pilot with the Marine Corps air demonstration team, Maj. Craig Norris flew the F-35B Lightning II at...
Ken Burns Reveals Why He Chose to Tell the Story of 'The American Revolution' Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns once called the Civil War "the most important event in American history," because...
Veterans’ Protests Planned for D-Day Latest in Nearly 250 Years of Fighting for Their Benefits Veterans were not always politically popular, nor were they treated well by the federal government.
![Marines A Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines [A/1/1] return fire from a house window during a search and clear mission in the battle of Hue, February 1968. (U.S. Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections/Sergeant Bruce A. Atwell)](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2019-09/battle-of-hue-firefight-900.jpg?itok=kM8qTUox "Marines A Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines [A/1/1] return fire from a house window during a search and clear mission in the battle of Hue, February 1968. (U.S. Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections/Sergeant Bruce A. Atwell)")
