Aug 20th, 2008 · Barack Obama and John McCain used addresses to the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to spell out their differences on foreign policy. They also addressed the topics of health care and other benefits for veterans.
Aug 19th, 2008 · The secret packages were part of a highly classified effort to help American POWs escape from their German captors. Inside there were baseballs, pipes and cribbage boards that contained compasses, saws, escape maps and radio transmitters.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Until recently, the details of what happened at P.O. Box 1142, an interrogation camp not far from the Pentagon, were shrouded in secrecy. But former soldiers stationed there reveal their mission — and their often-gentle interrogation techniques.
May 15th, 2008 · Congressional Democrats are pushing forward with plans for a new G.I. Bill to give veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan money to go to college for four years. House Democrats want to pay for it with what they've dubbed a "patriot tax" on people earning more than $500,000. In the Senate, one Republican who notably isn't on board is John McCain, a Vietnam veteran who says the proposal is too expensive and could encourage service members to leave the military.
May 2nd, 2008 · Following the controversy over shoddy care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other hospitals, the Army has changed the way it treats injured soldiers like Sgt. Scott Metcalf. Still, problems such as shortages of trained staff remain.
Apr 24th, 2008 · House Democratic leaders have a plan to add unemployment benefits and education funding for veterans to President Bush's war funding bill.
Sep 26th, 2007 · At the end of World War II, the GI Bill helped create a new "middle class" in America, allowing those who served a chance for an education. The bill's legacy is still tangible, but today the funds it offers barely meet veterans' expenses.
May 24th, 2007 · The body of 20-year old Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. of Torrance, Calif., was found floating in the Euphrates River in Iraq; al-Qaida claimed responsibility for his death. Anzack was one of three U.S. soldiers who disappeared outside Baghdad after an ambush on May 12.