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September 27, 2017

Ohio veteran can keep ducks to relieve PTSD, depression

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio veteran who sought to defy local law and keep pet ducks, that he says help relieve his post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, can now keep them.

September 27, 2017

89-year-old prisoners of war maintain life-long friendship

Two men who were held captive in a POW camp in Korea are still meeting up every year to share stories, catch up and joke about their time in the U.S. Army.

September 27, 2017

House unveils plan to fix VA's budget gap as deadline looms

A House committee has unveiled a plan that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to shift $2 billion from other programs to cover a sudden budget shortfall that threatens medical care for thousands of veterans in the coming weeks.

September 27, 2017

Homeless, 84-year-old war veteran twins helped by Veterans Affairs, donations from community

Clifford and Gary Koekoek, 84-year-old twins who've survived fighting in the jungles of Vietnam and ended up sleeping in their car after a bank foreclosed on their California home, say they're "grateful" for the outpouring of support they've received since their story went national.

September 27, 2017

Purple Heart mystery solved: War hero's family reunited with medal missing for decades

A Purple Heart medal found along a road in Nyack, N.Y., nearly a decade ago was reunited Sunday with a war hero’s family.

September 26, 2017

Veterans released from prison get second chance

Veterans who are serving time in prison are getting a new lease on life after being released thanks to a unique program.

September 26, 2017

Maine estate becomes donor-funded retreat for wounded veterans

U.S Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills was recovering at Walter Reed Hospital when another wounded warrior introduced himself.

September 26, 2017

Zinke incorrectly identifies VA chief as 'fellow veteran'

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke incorrectly identified Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin as a "fellow veteran" in a photo Zinke tweeted from Air Force One.

September 26, 2017

AP FACT CHECK: Trump overstates progress at Veterans Affairs

President Donald Trump has painted a rosy picture of an improved Department of Veterans Affairs under his watch.

September 26, 2017

Congress close to deal on funding for nearly broke VA program

Lawmakers in Washington are nearing an agreement on funding in an effort to save a nearly bankrupt Department of Veterans Affairs program.