Military

“I have no regrets about what I did,” Russell Gackenbach said. “We were at war. The Japanese and the Germans were working on the atomic bomb, just like we were. We just happened to get it first.”

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, one of four witnesses who testified in the impeachment hearings Tuesday, issued a moving opening statement and mentioned how his father inspired his “sense of duty and service.”

A Central Florida father who has been deployed for nine months gave his son the surprise of a lifetime at his Winter Garden school Friday.

Hilton has reportedly hired 30,000 veterans, military spouses and caregivers during the last six years, the company announced Tuesday.

James Bamberg served in Vietnam 48 years ago. Today, the East Point, Georgia veteran is facing a new battle. He's been diagnosed with prostate cancer and type 1 diabetes, two conditions the Veterans Administration has linked to the Agent Orange, an herbicide mixture widely used during the Vietnam War.

A trailer filled with about 97,000 meals for veterans was stolen from a nonprofit organization in Kansas.

A handwritten note from a veteran at a barber shop has prompted an overwhelming response.

The USS Grayback, a United States submarine that was sunk in 1944 in an enemy attack during World War II, was lost to the ocean floor for 75 years until its recent discovery off the coast of Okinawa, Japan by the Lost 52 Project.

Hubert Miller was 19 when he stormed the beaches of Normandy to help liberate German-occupied France along with thousands of other Allied soldiers.

Deputies in Alabama pitched in last week to help a veteran with a disability get to an appointment with a doctor who was nearly 100 miles away, officials said.

Tomb guards maintain a constant vigil day and night, in rain, sleet and snow, to ensure the Unknowns will forever rest with dignity and honor.

This Veteran’s Day weekend a special dog will be celebrated. Ricochet is a surfing therapy dog who helps wounded warriors, service members and veterans with PTSD.