Vietnam War conscientious objector falsified Silver Star award, defrauded VAJames Lyon, 80, admitted to submitting fraudulent documents to the VA, collecting over $124,000 in disability payments.By Eve Sampson3 days ago
VA facilities struggle to staff mental health, nursing, safety positions, watchdog findsMore than half of the Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers have reported severe staffing shortages, the Office of Inspector General finds. By Patricia Kime3 days ago
Study finds ‘forever chemicals’ levels higher in younger vets than general populationFrom 2003 to 2018, 13 million veterans had PFAS chemicals in their blood streams at levels higher than a threshold set by the National Academies.By Patricia Kime3 days ago
Organizers break ground on education center at Pentagon 9/11 memorialOrganizers broke ground Saturday on a new visitor education center at the Pentagon's 9/11 memorial.By Patricia Kime5 days ago
Survivor’s guilt felt by young soldiers echoes Odysseus’s haunted memoriesFor many, Homer’s Odyssey can be described as an “allegory for the real problems of combat veterans returning to civilian society.”By Richard Sisk7 days ago
Americans mark 25 years since September 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflectionTwenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans paused to remember those killed and wrestle with the reverberating consequences.By Maria Tsvetkova, Idrees Ali and Joseph Ax, Reuters8 days ago