We Broke Our Promise to Take Care of Gold Star Families There is an unspoken promise America has whispered to service members and their families for centuries: If something happens...
VA Benefits Likely Won't Cover All of a Veteran's Funeral Costs A veteran's surviving family members may be caught off guard if they expect the VA to cover all the costs of a funeral or...
VA Not Doing Enough to Protect Veterans from Scams, GAO Finds A GAO report said the VA needs to work harder at preventing fraud, especially that directed at older veterans.
A Key Survivor Benefit Plan Deadline Was Moved Up. Here’s What You Need to Know The deadline to enroll in the military's Survivor Benefit Plan during this year's open season has just shortened --...
More Burial and Funeral Costs Can Now Be Covered by Veterans Benefits The expanded benefits comes after the department earlier this year made a push to encourage more veterans to use the burial...
Inside the Marine Corps' Fight with Fox News over a False Gold Star Family Story Gee's family never paid a dollar to transport her remains, and the Marine Corps let Fox News know -- in no uncertain terms --...
What to Expect When Filing a PACT Act Claim The VA was in the process of hiring 15,000 new claims processors as the PACT Act reached its first birthday on Aug. 10, 2023...
What Survivors of Veterans Need to Know About the PACT Act The PACT Act linked medical conditions with certain toxins common during some eras or circumstances of military service. Here...
'Truly Very Sorry': Family of Fallen Marine Apologizes After Congressman Claims Pentagon Charged Them for Remains Transfer Honoring Our Fallen, a nonprofit that supports families of deceased service members, paid for Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee's...
Get Maximum PACT Act Benefits: Aug. 9 Is the Deadline to Get Pay Backdated to 2022 Aug. 9 is the last day veterans and survivors will be able to receive PACT Act medical benefits backdated to the law's...
Navy Calls Off Search for Sailor Who Went Overboard During Exercise Near Australia The sailor, assigned to the USS George Washington, was reported missing on Monday afternoon local time, and the Navy...
Army Puts Political Operative in Charge of Public Affairs, Stoking Concerns of Creeping Partisanship While it's not unusual for political hands to manage messaging at the highest levels of the Pentagon, the ongoing change to...
Texas Man Who Fled to Russia to Escape ‘Woke’ America Sent to Front Line of War, Wife Says Derek Huffman, his wife, DeAnna, and their three daughters, ages 10 to 12, moved to a small town outside Moscow earlier this...
NTSB Finds Army Black Hawk in Fatal Midair Crash with Plane Was Above Altitude Limit Investigators have found that a helicopter involved in a deadly crash with a passenger plane over Washington was flying above...
Trump Is Vetting Top General Nominees. It Could Be Seen as a Loyalty Test. President Donald Trump is now meeting with four-star general nominees personally, a notable departure from past practices...
![Veterans and family fill the pews in a church.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-07/military%20VA%20Tennessee%20Valley%20VetFest%20chapel%201800%20x%201200.jpeg.jpg?itok=sLHWS79C "The VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System held a "Summer VetFest" event at Walnut Street Church of Christ in Dickson, Tenn., Aug. 20, 2023, to provide information about PACT Act toxic exposure benefits to veterans and the survivors of deceased veterans. (VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System via Facebook)")
