Los Angeles-area Veterans help bring Shakespeare’s Henry IV starring Tom Hanks to the stage
40 Veterans were hired and trained to work on the production alongside consummate theater professionals to …
Category: Honoring Vets
A Vietnam Veteran’s journey from VA patient to VA chaplain
I implicitly understood that I had to let go of those first VA memories and experiences along with the …
Hometown hero earns France’s highest military award for service during WWII
Recently at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home, Pfc. Amadia Broussard was presented with the highest …
Veteran glided in behind enemy lines on D-Day
Veteran Jack Whipple landed behind enemy lines on D-Day in a glider made of plywood. With enemy flak, old …
POW Veteran survives 1,367 days in captivity, continues to serve in Navy for 22 years
Whatever doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. For retired commander Jack Schwartz, that seems to be …
Memorial Day: Honoring Veterans’ legacy an American tradition
Memorial Day is a special day, a truly American holiday. It is the day we remember those who gave the …
Pikes Peak National Cemetery dedicated in Colorado
When complete, Pikes Peak National Cemetery will be VA’s 136th national shrine and serve as a centerpiece …
Korean War: A bond forged on the battlefield is never forgotten
The Korean War took the lives of more than 36,000 Americans and another 100,000 more were wounded. In …
Silver Star recipient to represent the more than 300,000 women who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan
National Memorial Day concert highlights women Veterans representing all five branches of the military and …
Remembering a sailor lost in combat and to history: Charles Ogle returns home
Though lost twice to this world -- once in combat and once in memory as an "unknown" sailor -- Charles Ogle …