Over the past four years, the backlog of health care applications at the Department of Veterans Affairs has ballooned as high as 545,000. To help clear the backlog, officials have set a deadline for pending applications, giving vets one year to provide any missing paperwork.

Army 1st Sgt. Andrew McKenna knew only bravery in his young life. The 35-year-old Green Beret saw five tours of duty overseas, including one in Iraq and four in Afghanistan.

Joy Lofthouse, 92, of Gloucestershire, UK, was one of fewer than 200 pilots with the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II. She trained on 38 separate aircraft but had a special affinity for the Spitfire.

NO ONE expected a voice like this!

Vets who attend college under the Post-9/11 GI Bill and receive simultaneous unemployment benefits are in for a rude awakening, courtesy of a new and controversial law.

It’s no secret that there are fewer women than men in the U.S. military, and even fewer mothers, but is that policy or punishment?

Members of the U.S. military may not expect people to reward them for their service, but after all they do, it's nice when ordinary citizens give back.

Bomb-sniffing dogs have saved countless lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. One heroic canine, a German Shepherd named Lucca, was honored for her service with the PDSA Dickin Medal.

Ever gone with a gut feeling? You may want to get that checked out. According to the studies of Dr. John Bienenstock and Dr. Paul Forsythe, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, the bacteria in your gut may present a way to cure or prevent neurological conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety,...

''The buildings were turned to rubble and the engine block of the truck landed some 200 yards away, destroying another house when it landed.''