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Houthis claim attacking USS Mason that shot down missile in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed targeting a U.S. Navy destroyer and a commercial ship in the Red Sea.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
National organization seeks mentors for Gold Star children
Tuesday's Children, a national organization, is seeking mentors for Gold Star youth.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer
Measure to boost pay for some injured vets moves ahead
Passing the Major Richard Star Act has been a priority for veterans advocates this year.
$100M pledge to vets group is money ‘owed’ to them, Newmark says
Craig Newmark hopes his generosity will draw more attention to the challenges facing troops and their families.
‘Snapshot of their memories:’ Gold Star widow reflects on Memorial Day
Army 1st Lt. Doyle M. Hufstedler was killed by an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2004. He was 25.
By Leslie Hufstedler-Alvarez
How the ‘remarriage penalty’ is hurting Gold Star families
On this episode of The Spouse Angle, Gold Star families are fighting to change a law that cuts survivors’ benefits for spouses who remarry before age 55.
By Natalie Gross
‘Embrace the Suck’–Life as a Gold Star child is a race with no finish
Gold Star daughter Bailey remembers her father, Army Maj. Michael Donahue, lost in Afghanistan in 2014.
By Bailey Donahue
Rules for military base visitors still missing after years of waiting
Defense leaders had promised changes on visitor access to bases four years ago, but entry standards remain unfinished.
A new hope: Mark Hamill lends voice to Ukrainian air raid app
After dangers pass, Hamill announces via the app that “the air alert is over.” He then signs off with, “May the Force be with you."
American legacy of ‘forever wars’ lives on in its casualties
The divorces, wars, and military bases blurred together as they do in military families.
By M. Tabar, The War Horse