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In this Jan. 4, 2018, file photo, Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr swears to the accuracy of his paperwork as he filed for re-election in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

This Congressman Compared Politics to Military Service. Now Vets Want an Apology

He compared his job in Congress, "where ideas matter," to his opponent's military service, "where execution matters."

Vietnam Vet Wants to Use Music to Help Other PTSD Sufferers

Mike Mitchell hosts an annual charity concert that supports the Permission To Start Dreaming foundation.

MJ Hegar served in the Air Force for 12 years, first as an aircraft maintenance mechanic and later as a pilot. She deployed three times to Afghanistan, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross on her final tour. Courtesy MJ Hegar’s campaign

MJ Hegar Sued the Pentagon and Won. Now She's Running for Congress

MJ Hegar isn’t the odds-on favorite to win her race. But it's not the first time she has faced a closed door and prevailed.

Marine Corps veteran Kevin Quinn, of Mashpee, Massachusetts along with his wife Kara. (Photo: GoFundMe page)

Marine Veteran Dies in Crash after Visit with Newborn Child

32-year-old Kevin Quinn was driving on Saturday when his SUV collided with a vehicle headed in the opposite direction.

Judges gavel and the scales of justice. (Getty Images)

Tennessee Former VA Worker Convicted of Defrauding Veteran of $680K

A federal jury has convicted an ex-VA worker of defrauding a disabled and incompetent veteran of $680,000-plus.

This building on the campus of a Clarion Hotel in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, is now home to the White House VA Hotline. (Stars and Stripes photo/Nikki Wentling)

Two Years After Trump Promised White House Veterans Hotline, It's Open -- in West Virginia

The hotline's connection to the White House is in name only. The operation is located in Shepherdstown, W.Va.

Jane Fonda Calls Her Vietnam Message 'Horrible'

She said it was thoughtless to perch atop an anti-aircraft gun during her 1972 visit to North Vietnam.

With Singer Mary Gauthier, Veterans Find a New Voice

The SongwritingWith:Soldiers nonprofit uses music to help veterans find peace and hope.

Heroes Unplugged at the The Nordlof Center, Rockford, IL (Rachel Harris Schmit/Guitars for Vets Facebook)

Military Veterans Get 'Healing Power of Music' in Guitars for Vets

The Rockford Chapter of Guitars for Vets hosted "Heroes Unplugged," its third annual benefit event at the Nordlof Center Satu...

In this photograph taken July 17, 2018, Marine Corps veteran Chris Sheppard poses with a picture of himself taken during his service in Iraq in Oct. 2004, at his office in Seattle. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)

Military Veterans Divided over Trump's Russia Comments

Some vets say Trump's comments are a betrayal, while others say Trump's relationship with Putin is positive for the U.S.

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President Donald Trump signs the John McCain National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2019, during a signing ceremony Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Fort Drum, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Trump Signs $717 Billion Defense Bill Including 2.6 Percent Troop Pay Raise

The president called it "the most significant investment in our military and in our warfighters in modern history."

A U.S. Special Operations soldier returns fire while conducting multi-day Afghan-led offensive operations against the Taliban in Mohammad Agha district, Logar Province, Afghanistan, July 28, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Byers)

Air Force Fighters, Army Apaches Kill 220 Taliban in Ghazni Fight

Afghan forces are conducting clearing operations, but hundreds of civilians have fled, trying to escape the fierce fighting.

Chief Master Sgt. Gerard Crump, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron, inspects the uniform of Staff Sgt. Bryant Horton, 85th EIS, during a squadron open ranks inspection Nov. 25, 2013. (U.S. Air Force/Adam Bond)

Air Force May Go Old School With Dress Blue Uniform Update

The service's top enlisted leader says he would like the uniform to evoke the Air Force's heritage.

Marine Special Operations School Individual Training Course students fire an M249 squad automatic weapon during night-fire training April 13, 2017, at Camp Lejeune. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

2 Marines Received Valor Awards for Secret Gunfight Against al-Qaida

Two members of Marine Special Operations Command received awards for a gun battle with al-Qaida militants in Northern Africa.

This undated image posted to Richard Russell's YouTube channel shows Russell, an airline ground agent. Investigators are piecing together how he stole an empty commercial airplane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport in Seattle, and crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound in Washington. (Richard Russell/YouTube via AP)

Why Didn't F-15s Shoot Down the Stolen Sea-Tac Airliner?

"Through it all, there was a call not to take the shot," a NORAD spokesman said.

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