When an Army veteran became paralyzed, he wasn't even able to dip his toes in the water.

When Vietnam veteran Greg Andre heard his niece passed away, there was little he could do but mourn in silence. Because of his health and finances, Andre could hardly send a card, let alone travel far from his Sandy, Utah home to attend the funeral.

The Compensated Work Therapy program helps to transition from military duty to civilian work.

World War II was full of brutal events, but the Bataan Death March is one of the most infamous. Seventy-four years later, some of the last remaining survivors came together to commemorate the tragic event.

For hundreds of years, women have played a vital role in U.S. military forces, not just as support personnel, but also as combatants. The U.S. Army Women's Museum in Fort Lee, Virginia, pays tribute to the many heroic women who have taken part in the struggle for freedom since the American Revolution.

Sometimes all it takes is a good book to help someone heal. That's the premise behind NC Vets for Words, an organization based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, that fosters a love of literature while helping warriors cope with PTSD and train for pre-deployment.

A 2015 study has shown veterans are 50 percent more likely to take their own lives than nonveterans, and the suicide rate for veterans is approximately 22 per day. To counter this trend, Disabled American Veterans and the Spartan Alliance held an event called Spartan Weekend in May 2016.

Veterans are taking to the battlefield again. However, this time these American heroes are not fighting their enemies. Instead, they are challenging one another in a friendly baseball game.

This nonprofit venture opened in 2012 as a place for veterans and their families to heal the wounds caused by PTSD and losing a loved one.

In Vietnam, Burns protected convoys and watched over wounded soldiers.