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Fire destroys World War II-era blimp hangar in Southern California
The hangar was one of two built in 1942 for the U.S. Navy in the city of Tustin, about 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
VA to start processing Vietnam vets’ claims for conditions newly linked to Agent Orange poisoning
Individuals suffering from bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, and Parkinsonism will be able to receive disability payments for their conditions.
Millions of vets could get new benefits under toxic exposure legislation. But can it become law?
A pair of bills dealing with burn pit exposure, Agent Orange illnesses and more are slowly working through Capitol Hill.
Women recount claims of sexual harassment by veterans charity leader, a former Green Beret
After a massage therapist’s police report, former workers at Veterans Alternative describe unwanted advances.
By Barbara Behrendt, Tampa Bay Times
Benefits for burn pit illnesses, hypertension from Agent Orange would be granted under new plan
The ambitious legislative package is expected to be formally unveiled next week.
As Biden improves support with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some
Results from around the country last year suggest Biden has an edge with some military voters unlike his recent predecessors.
Troops exposed to Agent Orange outside of Vietnam could be in line for presumptive benefits
A new measure introduced Thursday would cover veterans who served in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
Adding high blood pressure to list of presumptive Agent Orange illnesses a key focus for lawmakers this year
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman said he is dismayed that the issue hasn't already been settled.
VA secretary promises ‘urgency’ in implementing new Agent Orange presumptive benefits rules
But Denis McDonough did not offer a specific timeline on when veterans will see changes put in place.
We need veterans treatment courts now more than ever
In this commentary, a former commander of trial judges in the Army Reserve says the problems facing veterans that led to the establishment of veterans treatment court are not going away.
By David L. Shakes
Special Forces sergeant charged in Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed 3
Investigators are in touch with the U.S. Army about the shooter, Duke Webb, 37.
By Kyle Rempfer