DOD IG: Neglect of Military Working Dogs Caused Disease, Mold, Deaths “To fall short of first-rate care is a betrayal of our responsibilities to animals who give their lives for America," one...
Chips the War Dog Stormed a Machine Gun Nest and Became WWII's Most Decorated K-9 A family pet charged an enemy machine gun nest during the invasion of Sicily, earned military decorations and sparked a...
Honoring National K-9 Veterans Day National K-9 Veterans Day occurs March 13th each year honoring the service and sacrifices of military dogs.
Man's Best Friend: How Dogs Have Helped Veterans With PTSD, Disabilities For 50 Years Daryl Sager, a U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, has had his service dog for five years and said it's been like "magic...
Wounded K9 Handler Overcame Near-Fatal IED Blast, Found Faith to Help Others Gill would eventually earn a degree in theological leadership and dedicate his life to protecting others—especially children...
Rescued From a WWI Battlefield, This Dog Became Hollywood's Biggest Star and Saved Warner Bros. From Bankruptcy On Sept. 15, 1918, Corporal Lee Duncan walked through the bombed-out ruins of a German camp near Flirey, France. There, he...
National K9 Veterans Day March 13 marks National K9 Veterans Day, a day to honor and commemorate the service and sacrifices of American military and...
K9 Hero: Marine Survives Afghanistan IED After Dog’s Ultimate Sacrifice Rick Colts knew something was wrong the moment his military working dog changed his search pattern. It was June 1, 2011, the...
4 Incredible USO Programs US Troops Might Not Know About While boosting morale is the USO’s stock-in-trade, the nonprofit wants service members and families to know they are so much...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
