BEND, Ore. — World War II veteran Bob Maxwell, the nation’s oldest Medal of Honor recipient, has died in Oregon more than seven decades after grabbing a blanket and throwing himself on a German hand grenade in France to save his squad mates. He was 98. Maxwell died Saturday in Bend, The Read More →
Free admission to more than 2,000 museums this summer, a 90 percent discount on unlimited ski passes to Vail Resorts — these are few of the extra discounts and deals that are coming your way in our additions to the our previous May list. We’ll continue to update; contact senior reporter Read More →
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are pressing Veterans Affairs officials to “do better” in dealing with sexual harassment at department facilities, including expanding training on the issue to all employees and contractors. “Sexual harassment not only creates a barrier to healthcare, but to all resources and benefits that women veterans have earned,” key leaders Read More →
LUDRES, France — After decades of searching, Andre Gantois had lost hope. The retired French postal worker figured he’d likely go to his grave without ever knowing who his father was, unable to identify the U.S. serviceman who had fought his way across France after the D-Day landings, taken a Read More →
Keith Dillon, seen at court in Mineola on July 18, 2018, has pleaded guilty in a plea bargain that will send him to prison for 4 to 12 years. Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp A military veteran admitted Monday to injuring a Nassau police officer who was working a New Year’s DWI patrol Read More →
The head of Iran’s most elite military force has warned that a potential military conflict with the United States may be on the horizon but said that the Islamic republic would ultimately prevail in any case. Major General Hossein Salami, promoted last month from deputy to commander of the Revolutionary Guard, warned that Iran Read More →
A 93-year-old World War II D-Day veteran and Torrance resident wants to bring seven of his fellow veterans back to the site where the allied forces invaded nearly 75 years ago. But he needs help getting there, and time is running out. Torrance WWII veteran George Ciampa speaks to KTLA Read More →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Army veteran who converted to Islam and discussed launching various terror attacks throughout Southern California was arrested as he plotted to bomb a white supremacist rally as retribution for the New Zealand mosque attacks, federal prosecutors said Monday. Mark Domingo, an infantryman who served a Read More →
BY DONICA PHIFER ON 5/9/19 AT 9:54 PM EDT A Minnesota military veteran is suing the State Department in an effort to establish his U.S. citizenship and obtain a passport for international travel. Mark Esqueda has twice been denied a passport because the U.S. State Department said they could not determine that Read More →