Veterans

A Kentucky veteran killed during World War II was buried on Friday after his remains were identified through DNA testing.

New data from the Veterans Benefits Administration that NBC obtained shows a wide disparity for former military members seeking disability benefits.

Students at a Detroit high school are serving as pallbearers for military veterans who were homeless when they died or without a family.

Military soldiers often face adversity when returning home from duty, but these local organizations work hard to ease the transition by supporting veterans and their families.

Two veterans accuse a consulting company of charging them illegal fees to boost their disability ratings.

Federal research linking “forever chemicals” to testicular cancer confirms what U.S. military personnel long suspected. But as they seek testing for PFAS exposure, many wonder what to do with the results. There’s no medical treatment yet.

Josh Groban, John Mellencamp, Tracy Morgan and the ever-present Jon Stewart will stand up at this year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser.

For years, Black veterans have been denied disability benefits at higher rates than their white counterparts. NBC News and NBC stations around the country investigated the disparities in this special report. And the reporting is getting results.

Hundreds of thousands of veterans have received additional benefits in the past year after President Joe Biden signed legislation expanding coverage for conditions connected to burn pits that were used to destroy trash and potentially toxic materials.

Nonprofit that connects veterans suffering from PTSD with supervised psychedelic programs, is sponsoring a bill to decriminalize the use of certain hallucinogenic substances

Heroic Hearts Project, a nonprofit that connects veterans suffering from PTSD with safe and supervised psychedelic programs, is sponsoring a bill to decriminalize psychedelics

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal on behalf of some U.S. veterans who want disability benefits because they were exposed to radiation while responding to a Cold War-era hydrogen bomb accident in Spain.

“Ever since I came back from Vietnam, I knew that I had a problem, but I didn’t know what it was,” said one Black veteran.

Two Dallas brothers who have dedicated their lives to preserving Korean War history say at least 1,000 names are misspelled and at least 500 service members’ names are missing on the new Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance in Washington, D.C.

Many of the country’s service members are unable to come home for the holidays to spend time with family but one Army veteran and her daughter arrived home to celebrate. Bailey Miller reports for the NBC4 News on Dec. 20, 2022.

President Joe Biden urged military veterans on Friday to take advantage of new healthcare opportunities under legislation that he signed in August. He promoted the aid as he visited a Delaware National Guard facility named for his late son, Beau.

Nick Stone, a Navy Veteran, is honoring forgotten veterans whose graves are neglected by honoring wreaths before the holidays.

A Southern California native is leading the effort to create a bright spot for military families who lost their loved one before the holidays. Millions of veterans are laid to rest at cemeteries across the nation, but many of their families cannot always get to them before the holidays.   That’s why Nick Stone, a Navy veteran and Unit...

The last veteran of Mexico’s relatively small contingent of World War II veterans has died, Mexico’s Defense Department announced Thursday.

The family of a fallen World War II hero from New York City can finally get a bit of closure, after the soldier’s remains were identified nearly 80 years after he died during the war.