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August 19, 2021

Alabama vet who nearly died in Afghanistan calls Biden withdrawal strategy 'disgusting'

Alabama Army combat veteran Colin Wayne Erwin, who nearly died in Afghanistan, criticized President Joe Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan as "disgusting" to watch and a "disheartening" end to the 20 years of sacrifices made by members of the military and others.

August 19, 2021

Jack Carr: US hubris in Afghanistan – here's the price we paid for not learning lessons of history

How did this happen? Simply put, our elected officials and senior level military leaders were trapped by their own intellectual inertia, condemning us to eventual defeat.

August 17, 2021

Romesha and Owens: One question haunts Afghanistan vets most – what was it all for?

One thing we can be sure of in our long Afghanistan engagement is the value of the contribution made by our troops. The sacrifices made by countless Americans who served were not made in vain.

August 16, 2021

Gold Star families speak out on fall of Afghanistan: ‘Our hearts are broken’

A number of Gold Star families spoke out Monday, voicing concern and condemnation over the Biden administration’s handling of the current turmoil in Afghanistan.

July 12, 2021

Republicans raise alarm over severe records backlog for veterans costing benefits: 'Utter tragedy'

House Republicans are shining a light on a major records backlog at a government archives agency that has meant thousands of veterans and their families are waiting months, and in some cases years, for paperwork that is necessary to receive benefits.

July 10, 2021

Widow, 90, faces economic hardship amid massive backlog of veteran records

Ninety-year-old Susana Mallinson has been waiting over a year for her husband Frank's military service records from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis. 

July 2, 2021

North Carolina Scout troops camp out, watch over American flag display

The Boy Scouts of Mooresville, North Carolina, are spending their nights this week guarding more than 600 American flags that line one of the town's fields. 

July 1, 2021

Military families express growing frustration over pandemic-induced backlog of veteran records

The partial shutdown of the National Personnel Records Center, an agency of the National Archives, has led to a backlog of approximately 500,000 requests.

June 10, 2021

Marine killed at Pearl Harbor laid to rest in California

Eighty years after he died in the attack on Pearl Harbor and just months after his remains were finally identified, a California Marine has been laid to rest with full military honors.

May 31, 2021

Janice Chance: Memorial Day reflection – My son died in Afghanistan, but his memory lives on in America

I come from a long line of service-oriented people. So, it came as no surprise to me when my son, Jesse, shared that he was joining the military.