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Air Force veteran’s obit urges ‘irresponsibly large wager on Nebraska beating Iowa’ in lieu of flowers
The family of Air Force veteran Milton Andrew Munson, 73, who died Nov. 16, contains a very unusual request.
Presidential candidate Yang supports psychedelic mushrooms for veterans’ medical treatment
“I’ve talked to veterans who’ve also benefited from psilocybin mushrooms," Yang said. "They said it was the only thing that actually has helped combat their PTSD. Pretty much if it’s going to help a veteran, we should make it easier, not harder, for them to get access to it."
By Dylan Gresik
Pentagon audit’s secret to success is failure
Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist spearheaded the department's first two audits. They failed, and he's okay with that.
By Joe Gould
Former Marine aviator and hero pilot praised for skill in 1989 Iowa crash landing dies in Seattle
Haynes was hailed for his skill when the United Airlines DC-10 jet lost all hydraulic power after the rear engine exploded during a flight from Denver to Chicago on July 19, 1989.
A few good tweets: Congressman thanks fictional Marine for his service, retweets account calling him a white supremacist
Representative Steve King did not have the best Fourth of July.
By Jon Simkins
Veteran dies of cancer 5 hours after getting married
Tristan Laue was buried May 4 in Waverly, Iowa.
By Jon Simkins
Woman gets 7 years for stealing from former Navy SEAL and his widowed mother
An Iowa woman has been given seven years in prison for stealing more than $192,000 from her now-dead fiance and his elderly mother.
Wounded horses, veterans work together to heal
Cody Miller often forgot to breathe. A hundred firefights in Afghanistan will do that.
By Mike Kilen, Des Moines (Iowa) Register via the AP
Pearl Harbor victim’s remains going home to Iowa for burial
The 22-year-old was one of 429 who died as a result of the attack on the USS Oklahoma.
Remains of World War II soldier return to Iowa after 70 years
The remains of a World War II soldier killed in action have returned home to Iowa after more than 70 years buried as an unknown at an American military cemetery in France.
Not just VA: 7 more states with veteran-friendly home-loan programs
Many programs designed for first-time home buyers are available to veterans regardless of property ownership history.
By Kevin Lilley