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Service members stationed at Camp Lejeune when the water was contaminated now have a chance to receive additional disability benefits.

Veterans Exposed To Contaminated Water At Camp Lejeune To Receive Disability Benefits

Veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune who were exposed to contaminated drinking water now have a chance to receive additional compensation. The Obama...

17-year-old Matthew Oh, whose father is in Army intelligence, has moved eight times. He said his family's latest move to South Korea was "a very dark time."

A new survey found isolation and frequent moves are harming military teens' mental health

The study of military dependents found more than 40 percent reported low mental well-being, often because of separations and a lack of connections in their lives.

Mario Martinez, 54, an Army veteran, is facing deportation after serving four years in California state prison. While serving in the Army in the 1980s, he was deployed to Germany as part of U.S. forces sent to guard the Berlin Wall.

Serving In the U.S. Military Won't Protect These Veterans From Being Deported

Non-citizens are eligible to serve in the U.S. military. But even as veterans, they can still be deported if they commit crimes after they leave the…

Josey Garcia, Pharaoh Clark, and Jourdyn Parks hold a banner as they march through San Antonio in July, shortly after Vanessa Guillen's body was found near Fort Hood.

Amid Continued Anger About Vanessa Guillen's Death, Critics Say The Army Often Ignores Sex Crimes

Following Guillen's killing, the Army launched an independent investigation into the climate of Fort Hood, but critics say the problems are systemic.Three…

The first class of female recruits train at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, ending almost a hundred years when the boot camp accepted only men.

The Marines' First West Coast Female Boot Camp Is Over, And It May Be Years Before It Happens Again

A group of female recruits completed Marine boot camp in San Diego this spring - the first time the Corps has trained women outside of Parris Island, S.C. But there are no immediate plans to make the new female boot camp permanent.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 carries evacuates about 600 Afghan citizens from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul Aug. 15.

For Some Vietnam Vets, Images From The Afghanistan Withdrawal Look Disturbingly Familiar

Some Vietnam veterans say the Afghanistan withdrawal has triggered symptoms of post-traumatic stress, while others are voicing frustration and powerlessness.

Dave McLenachen, the director of the VA's Appeals Management Office, testifies at a December Congressional hearing on wait times for veterans' benefit appeals.

A New Law Aims To Speed Up Veterans' Benefits Appeals, Which Now Can Take Years

The VA fully implemented the new law in February, hoping to clear up a backlog of appeals claims that numbers in the hundreds of thousands.The Department…

John and Barbara Browning attended a Warrior to Soul Mate session to improve their marriage in light of John's PTSD symptoms and other health challenges. 'He never told me what he went through in Vietnam until he went to pieces,' Barbara said.

The VA Is Teaching Intimacy Skills To Veterans To Try To Save Their Marriages

The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering couples retreats to help former service members communicate with their spouses. Inside a windowless hotel…

Jesus Guzmán (right) and fellow Higher Ground veterans participate in a team-building exercise during a hike in Big Bear, Cal.

In An Outdoor Recreation Program, Veterans Find Healing and Friendship

At "recreational therapy" camps, outdoor activities and mindfulness help veterans with PTSD, sexual trauma, and other issues.7,000 feet above sea level,…

A San Antonio-based MAST crew loads a patient onto a medevac helicopter around 1970. The MAST program was designed to bring battlefield emergency medical techniques to civilians in the U.S.

Modern EMS Practices Have Their Roots in Vietnam Medical Rescues

The well-equipped medevac helicopters that transported injured troops in Vietnam became the model for today's air ambulance services in the U.S.The war in…

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