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August 25, 2016

Vet who lied his way to Purple Heart cost government $750,000, Justice Dept. claims

Federal prosecutors now say a former soldier who lied his way to a Purple Heart by faking injuries from the Iraq war cheated Washington state and the federal government out of more than $750,000 -- about three times what investigators cited when they first charged him with fraud in 2014.

August 25, 2016

Viral video: Navy officers sing 'Anchors Aweigh' to Pearl Harbor survivor at his home

A 98-year-old survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack would regularly visit the USS Iowa near his home in Southern California, but health issues recently kept him away -- so in a viral video, the Navy came to him.

August 24, 2016

Dallas gunman who attacked police had symptoms of PTSD, records show

The Army reservist who killed five Dallas police officers last month showed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after returning home from Afghanistan in 2014, but doctors concluded that he presented no serious risk to himself or others, according to newly released documents from the Veterans Health Administration.

August 24, 2016

US heroes in another Iwo Jima photo were misidentified, Marine Corps announces

The Marine Corps announced Wednesday that U.S. service members seen in another photo taken at Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945 were also misidentified, two months after correcting the record on one of the most iconic images from World War II.

August 24, 2016

Veterans' grave sites robbed in Indiana city

Veterans and supporters in an Indiana community raised thousands of dollars to replace more than 300 bronze medallions stolen from veterans’ gravestones at a cemetery there.

August 23, 2016

Nearly 10 years later, US soldier tracks down young fan who wrote thank-you letter

A retired Army lieutenant colonel said Monday she tracked down a teenager who wrote her a thank-you letter nearly a decade ago -- because she couldn't pass up his offer of free pizza.

August 21, 2016

WWII vet finishes run across America with toes in Atlantic

After two years and 10 months, 93-year-old Ernie Andrus has made it across America.

August 15, 2016

Sen. Blumenthal calls for stamp to honor Gold Star families

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal is pushing the U.S. Postal Service to re-issue a stamp recognizing Gold Star families.

August 15, 2016

Japan PM marks 71 years after end of WWII, avoids shrine honoring war criminals

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stayed away Monday from a Tokyo shrine that honors convicted war criminals among the nation's war dead, a bid to avoid controversy with neighboring countries on the 71st anniversary of the end of World War II.

August 9, 2016

Vitality for veterans: Sports camp challenges, changes them

Marine veteran Joyce Ralph sometimes stays at home in Massachusetts instead of going for a bike ride or doing other things she likes to do.