Remains of WWII Marine Coming Home After 6 Decades
For nearly six decades, a Marine Corps sergeant’s family lived under the misconception that his body was lost at sea during World War II.
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Deported Veteran Becomes US Citizen After California Pardon
A decorated former U.S. Army paratrooper whose work on behalf of deported veterans drew widespread attention to his cause became a U.S. citizen Friday, giving immigration advocates a rare reason to celebrate.
Read moreVeterans Claim Air Force Unlawfully Silenced Religious Speech
A veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom claims in court the Air Force trampled on his free speech and other civil rights when it ejected him from a service retirement ceremony after deeming his prepared comments too religious.
Read moreDeported Army Veteran Granted US Citizenship
A deported Army veteran who has been living in Tijuana for eight years was granted U.S. citizenship Thursday after a lawsuit asking a federal judge to approve his naturalization application.
Read moreMan Faces Prison for Vile Videos of Animals
A former Navy petty officer faces up to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to sharing a video of puppies being drowned in a river.
Read moreOfficials Tight-Lipped in Attack on California Veterans Home
Authorities in Northern California have so far been tight-lipped about why a former Army rifleman may have killed three women after a daylong siege at a veterans home in Napa County wine country.
Read moreGunman Takes Hostages at California Veterans Home
A gunman took at least three people hostage at a large veterans home in California on Friday and police locked down the sprawling grounds, Napa County Fire Capt. Chase Beckman said.
Read morePTSD Vets Say Navy Dropped Ball on Boards Meant to Help Them
A former Marine suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder accused the Naval Discharge Review Board in a federal class action Friday of shirking its duty to ensure that disciplinary decisions made in the heat of battle do not result in life sentences for young veterans.
Read moreJudge Says Accused Bomber Can Be Force-Fed Drugs
Federal officials can force-feed antipsychotic drugs to a military veteran accused of bombing an Oklahoma recruiting office for him to be deemed competent to stand trial, a federal magistrate ruled Tuesday.
Read moreGeorgia Legislature Slams NFL Rejection of Veterans Ad
Georgia state legislators unanimously passed a resolution Thursday denouncing the National Football League’s decision to allow players to kneel in protest during the national anthem.
Read moreAir Force Vet Who Stole From VA Pleads Guilty
A former Department of Veterans Affairs official pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraud and bribe charges after he stole more than $66,000 meant for needy veterans.
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Deported Veteran Pardoned by California Governor Returns to US
A deported U.S. Marine veteran returned to the U.S. Thursday after 15 years in Mexico, a historic first in the movement to bring back deported veterans.
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Deported US Veteran Petitions Court for Naturalization
A decorated U.S. veteran who was deported to Mexico after committing a crime for which he has been pardoned by California Gov. Jerry Brown asked a federal judge Tuesday to approve his naturalization application since the government has failed to meet its own deadline in processing his application.
Read moreStealing From Vets
A federal indictment charges a former Department of Veterans Affairs official with improperly obtaining $66,000 in VA disability benefits for himself and a friend.
Read moreNoncitizen US Soldiers Score Relief in Court
The Department of Defense must stop blocking U.S. citizenship applications from three soldiers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Read moreWorld War II Vet Inks Settlement on Long-Awaited Benefits
Some 70 years after Celestino Almeda helped the United States liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation, bureaucratic red tape has kept the World War II veteran fighting for recognition of his service.
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Michigan Business Accused of Scamming Veterans in Illinois
A lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Illinois attorney general claims a Michigan-based organization is tricking elderly veterans in Illinois into buying insurance products from an affiliated company under the guise of helping with pension benefits.
Read moreVeterans & Widows Say Big Pharma Funded Terror in Iraq
Dozens of families of U.S. troops killed or wounded in Iraq sued some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies Tuesday, claiming they paid millions of dollars in bribes to officials in Iraq’s Health Ministry for lucrative contracts, which financed the Iran-backed Shiite Mahdi Army.
Read moreDying Navy Sailors Push for Trial on Fukushima Meltdown
Representing hundreds of Navy sailors exposed to radiation in Fukushima, former Sen. John Edwards told a federal judge Thursday about the human toll of delaying trial.
Read moreRetired Army Colonel Charged in Haitian Bribery Scheme
Announcing the arrest of a retired U.S. Army colonel, federal prosecutors say he helped launder bribes for Haitian officials in connection to a post-earthquake project.
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