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Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Malcolm A. Champagne, a former POW who, with the help of Portland VA, finally received his service medals.

A WWII soldier's remains were identified after 80 years by using dental, mitochondrial DNA and anthropological analysis.

Robert Kral was born in 1926. He enlisted in the Marine Corps at 17 in 1943 and trained as an aviation radioman

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Leo Martin “Marty” Schlocker, who was a prisoner of war during World War II.

This POW/MIA Recognition Day story highlights Army Air Corps Veteran Jim Fall, 99, who had to bail out when his plane was hit. He spent the next 11 months as a POW… with a broken leg.

April 9 is National Former Prisoner of War (POW) Recognition [...]

This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran Luther H. Smith, who served in Italy during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Earlyn Black Harding, who was a nurse and was held as a POW for almost three years after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor during Japan's invasion of the Philippines.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay honors the service and sacrifice of WWII Marine Corps Veteran Robert L. Zehetner, who was killed during the Battle of Tarawa.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James N. Rowe, a Special Forces advisor who escaped captivity in Vietnam and helped develop SERE tactics.

PBS’ National Memorial Day Concert, America’s national night of remembrance, returns for a live presentation this Sunday hosted by Tony award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy award-winner Gary Sinise, acclaimed actors dedicated to Veterans’ causes and supporting U.S. troops in active service.

103-year-old Army Veteran and former caregiver Ellis Allen was drafted into the Army on July 25, 1942. His Army service included 33 months as a POW.