Honoring Vets

A Fisher House is a home away from home for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers around the county.

The key to renewing our recognition of Memorial Day – and making sure all Americans once again feel encouraged and empowered to express their respect for our deceased military heroes – lies in our knowledge of Memorial Day’s history.

When Honor Flight Kentucky lands in the nation's capital on Armed Forces Day this Saturday, the 70 Veterans and guardians traveling will be part of a historic mission -- the first Honor Flight sponsored solely by a university, the University of Kentucky.

My American Odyssey not only details a soldier’s sobering accounts of war, it also tells of the personal battles that he endured while attempting to live the American Dream, a dream that he fought so hard to defend.

Employees from Paramount Pictures and parent company Viacom volunteered their afternoon to serve and support VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Veterans during Viacommunity Day on April 28.

Cemetery foreman and Army Veteran Jason Hogan was recently recognized for his commitment to America’s citizen-soldiers with the presentation of a Patriot Award, which honors supervisors who provide extraordinary support of employees serving in the National Guard and Reserves.

There are nearly 800 Veterans down in Biloxi who don’t feel old at all. They are on the Gulf Coast this week for the 31st National Veterans Golden Age Games May 7-11.

“I wouldn’t be here without VA. They changed my life,” said Navy Veteran Joe Ann McBride, who gets her care at the Carl Vincent VA Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia and is participating this week at the National Veterans Golden Age Games.

The journey for these Veterans was started by the Missing in America Project, a non-profit dedicated to finding family of deceased, and providing a proper burial for Veterans.

Broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, the 28th annual broadcast of the National Memorial Day Concert airs on PBS Sunday, May 28, 2017, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m.

At every point of the way, as we waited or were speaking to someone, it was apparent that these workers deeply believed in their mission to honor and serve those that served our country.

It is a story of how one family from a small town in Wisconsin came in contact with a much-maligned government agency only to find out that all of the recent press and bad news about this group of people is not what it has been reported to be.

What can a couple of Vietnam Vets do to help combat the high rate of Veteran suicide? Turns out, quite a bit. Straight Scoop for Vets and Friends raises public awareness, provides training and links Veterans to services throughout the state of New Mexico.