Thousands of LGBTQ+ vets were promised pardons. Only 4 have succeeded.Former President Joe Biden pledged to use his clemency powers to right ‘an historic wrong.’ Why did it fall so short of its promise? By Leah Rosenbaum2 weeks ago
Afghanistan War Commission hears from vets as it tackles troop surgeThe commission will hold a multipanel hearing on what for many is a defining point of the war: President Barack Obama’s troop surge in late 2009.By Hope Hodge Seck3 weeks ago
Her Medal of Honor was once revoked. Now her base is being renamed.Fort Walker, named in 2023 after Civil War Union surgeon Mary Walker, will revert back to Fort A.P. Hill. For her family, the retraction feels familiar.By Hope Hodge Seck3 weeks ago
Hegseth orders renaming of ship named for gay rights icon Harvey MilkU.S. officials say Navy Secretary John Phelan put together a small team to rename the replenishment oiler and that a new name is expected this month.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press5 weeks ago
VA’s online legacy project adds names of 210,000 vets lost overseas The expansion of the veterans online memorial includes the names of almost 93,000 veterans killed overseas during World War II. By Leo Shane III2 months ago
The 18-year-old World War I corporal behind Fort Benning’s renamingFort Benning's new namesake, Fred Benning, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his battlefield courage4 months ago