K9s for Warriors is a non-profit organization that provides trained service dogs for Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and/or military sexual
HILLSBORO, OR (KPTV) – A local veteran who was injured while serving in Afghanistan will soon be getting a helping hand from a poodle. Views:
Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams braved enemy fire numerous times in a harrowing fight in Afghanistan. Views: 106
The Blue Mountain Community College Veterans Resource Center invites the public to a free presentation regarding the transition back from military active duty to civilian
U.S. Marine Corps veteran James LaPorta is “nervous as hell” for season four of the critically-acclaimed NBC drama This is Us because for him, the story couldn’t
The unemployment rate for younger veterans rose again last month even as the national jobless rate dipped to its lowest level in 50 years. Officials from the
After years of growth, the number of people using the Post-9/11 GI Bill has now fallen substantially for each of the past two fiscal years,
Younger veterans are more likely than previous generations of servicemembers to report problems readjusting to civilian life, with about 1 in 6 calling the transition very
In 1994, U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran and former POW Clarence Robert “Bud” Shepherd opened a small warehouse in Burlington, North Carolina, to assist
In June 2011 Iraq’s defense minister announced that U.S. troops who had deployed to the country would receive the Iraq Commitment Medal in recognition of
Specialist (SPC) Heather Armstrong is back at home in Central Point after days of historical sightseeing in New York. She was one of 33 Purple
Over 1.5 million American troops were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2011. Many returned with visible scars of war – but for
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