Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day: Here's the Difference Memorial Day is a solemn day of remembrance for those who died in military service, while Veterans Day is a day to honor all...
More Burial and Funeral Costs Can Now Be Covered by Veterans Benefits The expanded benefits comes after the department earlier this year made a push to encourage more veterans to use the burial...
Troops Get New Bereavement Leave for Loss of Spouse or Child The benefit was included among the quality-of-life initiatives in the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
VA Wants Vets to Use Their Benefits When Choosing a Final Resting Place Officials say that benefits offered by the National Cemetery Administration are the most underutilized of veterans' perks.
'Widow's Tax' on Survivors Will Be Completely Gone as of Feb. 1 Benefit Checks The surviving spouses of military retirees who receive income from two separate benefit programs will no longer have their...
Retirees to Get a Second Chance to Enroll In or Opt Out of the Survivor Benefit Plan Military retirees who opted out of the Survivor Benefit Plan will get a rare second chance to enroll.
Life Unexpected: Gold Star Spouse Finds Therapy Through Writing and Family Many people haven't gotten married or started a career by 23. Meanwhile, Vail was already a war widow and serving as an Army...
In Their Own Words: Military Widows Honor Their Husbands There is no one to whom Memorial Day means more than the family of those killed in defense of our nation. These are their...
Gold Star Spouses Describe Pain of Losing Bereavement Benefits in Remarriage For Gold Star spouses, the pain of losing their husbands in the line of duty can be almost unbearable.
After Years of Fighting, the Military Has Started Phasing Out 'Widow’s Tax' Many survivors will see at least $400 more in their Feb. 1 annuity payments.
Here's Kamala Harris' Record on Veterans and Military Issues As vice president, Harris has supported Biden's major initiatives on service members and veterans, including the massive...
Pentagon Reviewing 20 Medal of Honor Awards Given to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed a five-person panel to review the 20 Medals of Honor that the Army awarded to...
$450 Million B-1B Lancer Crash Attributed to Crew Failures and 'Degradation of Airman Skills' A B-1B Lancer valued at more than $450 million that crashed in South Dakota at the start of this year missed the runway by...
Navy SEALs, Sailors Who Refused COVID Vaccine Will Have Records Expunged After Legal Settlement The Navy also must correct the records of those who left the service after they weren't granted religious accommodation.
The Army Is Reducing Job Choice for New Recruits in 2 Critical Fields Both the field artillery and air defense fields, as well as surveillance and communications systems, will no longer allow...