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Dozens of women who take care of military veteran spouses got to take a break Saturday morning at Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in downtown Los Angeles. The event offered day care, arts and crafts, mindfulness training, and free massages.

For Women Taking Care of Disabled Veterans, A Welcome Break

Private First Class Clifton Hicks, veteran of the U.S. Army.

American Veteran: From eager recruit to conscientious objector

From an eager recruit to a conscientious objector, Clifton Hicks recalls how his deployment to Iraq in 2003 fundamentally changed his relationship to the military.

A U.S. Army Air Forces plane flies over 'The Hump' in the Himalayan Mountains in 1945. Many U.S. planes crashed in this area during World War II due to the terrain.

U.S. Teams Search For Missing WWII Remains In India

Hundreds of U.S. aircrafts were lost during World War II along a remote military supply route in the Himalayas called the Hump. The treacherous terrain...

Jamie Jones hugs her husband, Army veteran James Wallace, as they move into their new Winston-Salem duplex apartment.

Still On the Streets: Some Cities Fall Short as Veteran Homelessness Deadline Nears

Shortly after Barack Obama became President in 2009, he announced an ambitious goal -- to end homelessness among military veterans by the end of 2015.…

Screenshot of video taken during oral arguments. Clockwise from top-left: Judge Ronald Gould, Judge Marsha Marsha Berzon, Judge George Steeh III, U.S. Attorney Sonia McNeil, and plaintiffs' attorney Marc Angelucci.

Men's rights Group: Male-only Draft Violates Constitution

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has heard arguments about the constitutionality of a male-only draft — and whether or not a case challenging that policy…

Women Fight Their Way Through Army's Grueling Ranger School

At Georgia's Fort Benning, female soldiers are fighting a two-month battle. Their enemies? Hunger, fatigue, even hallucination. They're fighting their way…

With the help of Margaret Costantino of the Center for Refugee Services, a group of Afghans who have resettled in San Antonio fill out forms with the names of their family members in Afghanistan.

With Few Options Left, Afghans Who Helped U.S. Troops Hope For ‘A Miracle’ To Save Their Families

Now that American troops have left Afghanistan, Afghans in the U.S. face long odds as they try to help their family members escape the Taliban.

Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel James Kimbrough has been teaching eight years in the Hampton City Schools in Virginia. He had help finding the job through the Pentagon's Troops to Teachers program.

After 30 years, a Pentagon program that helped veterans become teachers is in its final days

A Pentagon program that helped thousands of veterans become classroom teachers is winding down. Advocates say the program should be saved.

A U.S. soldier salutes during a repatriation ceremony for the remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018.

55 Boxes Of Remains Represent New Hope For Korean Veterans’ Families

Families of U.S. troops who went missing during the Korean War gathered in Washington D.C. last weekend with a renewed sense of optimism 55 boxes that...

Dorothy Managan (center) takes part in a 1945 training exercise at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Wa.

Dorothy Managan: Healing Bodies and Souls After World War II

93-year-old Dorothy Managan is among the patients who participated in the "My Life, My Story" project at the Charles George VA Medical Center in…

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