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Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg stands in front of the newly named Gregg-Adams Club at the former Fort Lee, Virginia in April 2023. The club was off limits to Gregg and other Black Soldiers when he became an officer in 1950. Gregg now shares the new name of Fort Gregg-Adams with Lt. Col. Charity Adams, who commanded a postal unit during World War II.

With the last of nine base renamings, the Army helps cast aside the myth of the Confederacy

Historians said the renamings – like the removal of many Confederate statues in recent years – are part of a more accurate understanding of the Confederacy.

For Doctors And Patients, 'Veterans Choice' Often Means Long Waits

The $10 billion Veterans Choice has not cut backlogs, critics say. This problem can be particularly urgent when it comes to mental health cases.

Air Force Major Caitlin Oviatt of 55th Logistics Readiness Command, inspects an airman's shaving waiver on July 9, 2024. The waivers allow troops to grow short beards if they're diagnosed with medical conditions that leave their skin severely irritated after shaving.

As the military tightens its shaving policies, some Black troops worry their careers are in danger

Troops will now face tougher rules to get exceptions to the daily shaving requirement. That could especially affect Black men with a skin condition that makes shaving painful and potentially disfiguring.

Charlotte and Albert (Bruce) Chalcraft of Inverness, FL are keepers of Leo Chalcraft's legacy.

On D-Day, Students Bring Silent Heroes Of WWII To Life

To commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the D-Day Invasion, some American high school students are traveling to Normandy, France to make sure the victims…

Trucks line up to pass through a checkpoint at the U.S./Mexico border in Pharr, Tex. Truckers say the immigration crackdown has led to waitimes as long as six hours to cross the border.

The National Guard Is Heading To The U.S./Mexico Border To Help Move Trucks Through Faster

A thousand National Guard troops from Texas will try to address one of the unintended results of President Trump’s immigration crackdown -- traffic jams…

Peter Janse of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command examines one of the engine of the B-24 Hot as Hell in Arunachal Pradesh, India in 2008.

After Years of Delays, U.S. Teams Seek To Recover WWII Remains In India

A U.S. recovery team has returned to a remote part of India to try to retrieve the remains of troops killed in World War II. Family members say a border dispute between India and China has delayed recovery efforts for years.

Thor Ringler of the Department of Veterans Affairs interviews Korean War veteran Darrell Krenz for the 'My Life, My Story' project.

To Help Keep Veterans Healthy, VA Wants To Hear Their Life Stories

An initiative at several veterans hospitals adds something new to patients' medical records: their life stories. The pace of modern medicine can make…

Construction projects at the Durham VA hospital include a 10-bed hospice wing, a radiation oncology wing, and expanded space for primary and dental care.

VA Building Boom Cuts Wait Times For Many North Carolina Veterans

New Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities in Fayetteville, Charlotte, and elsewhere have reduced wait times. But the VA concedes it must do...

101-year-old Joe Cooper survived the 1945 kamikaze attack on the USS Ommaney Bay. He calls it a "miracle" that divers have found and identified the wrecked aircraft carrier off the coast of the Philippines.

78 years after Joe Cooper survived a kamikaze attack, the Navy has identified his ship's wreckage

101-year-old Joe Cooper was a crew member of the USS Ommaney Bay, which was attacked by a Japanese suicide pilot in World War II.

98-year-old Normandy survivor Ray Lambert (left) accepts a plaque at a June 2018 ceremony. Fort Bragg paratroopers splashed down in his Moore County neighborhood as part of a salute to his service.

At 98, This D-Day Survivor Has Written A Book And Is Making One Last Trip To Normandy

As he takes part in the 75th anniversary commemoration of the Normandy invasion, Ray Lambert of Moore County, N.C. worries that his generation's values...

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