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Richard Sobek, the Commander of American Legion Post 327 in Shawnee, Kansas, sits at the post's basement bar. The post is struggling to recover financially after being closed several months during the pandemic.

American Legion Posts Are Reopening, But Many Still Face A Financial Crisis

More than 12,000 American Legion posts closed for at least part of the pandemic. Those closures left some posts in financial trouble.

Troops from Marine Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, monitor a refueling operation during "Large Scale Exercise 2023." The exercise involved 25,000 Navy sailors and Marines and dozens of ships across 22 time zones.

After decades of desert wars, the Navy and Marines are preparing for bigger global fights

A worldwide joint training exercise simulated a major battle with adversaries like China and Russia.

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Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base put on an impressive show of skill and threw in a bit of fun for some 1200 school students who visited the base this...

LAO Recommends Ending College Grant Program For CA National Guard And Reserve

The Legislative Analyst’s Office is advising the state legislature to not renew a college grant program for California National Guard and State Military Reserve soldiers.

Lynn Rolf Jr., a retired Army colonel, typically spends weeks helping prepare for the Memorial Day commemoration at the Leavenworth Cemetery in Kansas.

The VA Is Lifting Restrictions At Cemeteries, But Memorial Day May Not Be Back To Normal

Days before Memorial Day, the Department of Veterans Affairs is easing restrictions at the cemeteries it manages.

A Study Shows PTSD Carries A Stigma For Veterans - Regardless Of Whether They Suffer From It

Fewer than 20 percent of veterans suffer from PTSD, but most Americans think the disorder is far more common.

Army veterans Emma Toops and Scott Weaver meet for drinks at a rooftop bar in Overland Park, Kansas. They both served in Afghanistan, and they say the legacy of the decades-long war legacy defies easy explanations.

As U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, Veterans Say The War's Legacy Is Complex

Amid debate over President Biden's decision to withdraw American forces, veterans who served in Afghanistan say the situation is hard to understand if you haven’t been there.

Military and community leaders, including Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (second from left), applaud new military recruits at a "Community Salute to Service" May 11 at Waynesville, Mo. High School.

Most military recruits come from families of people who served. Experts say that's not sustainable.

The military is having a tough time finding new recruits, and one factor may be its heavy reliance on families of those who’ve served.

Children aboard this World Airways DC-8 jet were evacuated from Vietnam on April 2, 1975, shortly before the fall of Saigon and two days before the first official Operation Babylift flight. One child was Thanh Jeff Ghar (center, lying by a window), 12.

Flight Attendant On Saigon Evacuation: You Wanted 'To Help Every Child'

It was April 2, 1975, and flight attendant Jan Wollett was at a bar in Saigon. Her flight crew had been told they wouldn’t board passengers that day –...

Spc. Afeez Amusan of the Texas Army National Guard, right, inspects a tractor-trailer alongside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent at the U.S.-Mexico border in Pharr, Tex.

Even After Years In Uniform, Some National Guardsmen Don’t Get Veterans Benefits

National Guardsmen who respond to domestic missions - such as providing disaster assistance or working along the southern U.S. border - may not qualify…

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