On Father's Day, a Miami musician named Jesse Jackson recorded a song, not only for his father, a combat Marine from WWII who had landed in Saipan 70 years ago, to the day, but also for another Marine who today is crossing the United States on horseback to benefit wounded warriors and raise awareness of the high suicide rate among veterans.
A veteran nearly fell out of his chair when he heard a doctor onstage telling the story of a 'miracle kid' and realized that kid was him-26 years later.
A National Guardsman lost both legs in Iraq, but found a new mission helping others. It was a life-altering injury, but from the beginning, Dale Beatty had a positive attitude about it. Beatty created an organization Purple Heart Homes after a Builders Association -- of which he was a member -- helped him build a wheelchair-accessible home with wide doorways and roll-in bathrooms.
When asked to reveal the secret to her longevity, Bea Abrams Cohen credits her do-good attitude, helpfulness toward others, and the power of prayer. The chatty 102 year-old has worked for more than seven decades supporting philanthropic organizations and especially the U.S. military, since her service in World War II.
Seventy years after they last saw one another, an American veteran and his English, wartime girlfriend reunite for Valentine's Day, thanks to strangers.
When U.S. Army Veteran Justin Lansford and Carol Balmes got married earlier this month, the choice for best man was clear–man's best friend.
Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Vietnam War veteran Kent Maxfield was determined to erase the negative battlefield memories with happier ones, so he traveled back there, bringing toys for children in orphanages
Tina Brown, editor in chief of Newsweek, kicked off her first annual Hero Summit last week in Washington to bring together military heroes and exceptional civilians for meaningful dialogues and information-sharing.
US Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are keeping youngsters safe on their walk to and from school in Chicago. Their peacekeeping efforts cut violent crime on the gang-ridden routes by 20% in the first couple of years.
A team of four U.S. veterans who are now in business school in Massachusetts have teamed up with farmers they met while serving in Afghanistan to help boost their incomes by by bringing to market the most coveted and expensive spice in the world - Afghan saffron.
For the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Walmart Foundation will donate $25 million to support organizations that aid in disaster recovery.
A World War II veteran is running across America to help send the ship he served on back to Normandy for 75th anniversary of D-Day.
An Iraq war veteran is on a different type of tour these days – traveling the country to find healing…through hugs.
The Daily Show host has been quietly leading veterans in a five-week, crash course designed to land them jobs in the TV industry.
Here are some ways we can express our gratitude to the living veterans and remember the fallen.
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