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Veteran carries fellow Marine who had legs blown off up mountain

Jonathon Blank and Nelson served in the special operations unit of the Marine Corps together in Afghanistan 10 years ago.​ https://t.co/5WXy3sR7tV — FOX4 News Kansas City (@fox4kc) August 27, 2019 According to Fox59, Nelson had ...

President Trump signs order cancelling student loan debt for disabled veterans

Upon signing the order, Trump said: “The debt of these disabled veterans will be completely erased. That’s hundreds of millions of dollars of student loans debt for our disabled veterans that will be completely erased.” In ...

Navy veteran Aaron Cook, one of the last remaining survivors of Pearl Harbor, dies at 96

Aaron Cook, who served as a US Navy Aviation Chief Ordnanceman during the war, died on August 10 at the age of 96. Cook, from Fort Worth, enlisted in the Navy just days after his 18th ...

Gary Sinise raises $1.3 million for his veterans foundation by auctioning custom Jeep

Since playing Lt. Dan—a Vietnam vet who struggles in civilian life after losing his legs in combat—Sinise has felt a connection with US veterans, who responded to the character. “I realized early on that that ...

Indiana veterans will no longer pay state taxes on retirement income

The bill increases the income tax deduction for income from military retirement or survivor’s benefits beginning in 2019. It exempts Indiana veterans and their spouses from paying income tax on their veteran benefits. The politicians ...

94-year-old veteran almost throws out lotto ticket before realizing he’s won $6 million

William Bowker is a 94-year-old former US Air Force pilot living in Salem, Oregon. He enjoys playing the high-payout lottery games from the Oregon lottery. After playing one recent game, Bowker’s granddaughter came over and ...

Army veteran sees the hunger problem in his community, so he sets up a food bank on his lawn

Army veteran Roman Espinoza spent 25 years serving in the military. When he got out, he decided to go back to school, enrolling in Jefferson Community College in Watertown, New York. In 2017, research for ...

U.S. Navy veteran, 27, killed less than 3 weeks after arriving in Afghanistan

Kevin served in the U.S. Navy and had been deployed to Japan and Hawaii but had always wanted to go to Afghanistan. The brave young man was working as a private contractor in Afghanistan and had ...

Marine veteran who fought at Iwo Jima & Chosin Resevoir turns 100 – let’s wish him Happy Birthday

A U.S. Marine who fought at both Iwo Jima + the Chosin Reservoir, recently celebrated his 100th birthday at the Pacifica Senior Living Center in Vista, CAFirst Sgt. John Farritor, spent 30 years in Corps ...

When a veteran dies with no close family, thousands of strangers show up at funeral to honor him

Wayne “Sarge” Wilson, an army veteran, died on May 28, 2019 while undergoing heart surgery. He was 67.  According to his obituary, Wilson served his country in Vietnam from 1971 to 1977, and was wounded ...