Veterans

A San Diego affordable housing project was awarded a $9.2 million state grant under a program that funds the construction of apartments and townhomes reserved for qualifying veterans and their families, it was announced Thursday.

President Donald Trump has released a long-awaited national plan to address the high number of veteran suicides

President Trump announced a nationwide plan to address veteran suicides. NBC 7’s Bridget Naso has more.

President Trump said Monday that he would deploy the military if a state or city refuses to take action to defend its resident, referencing the Insurrection Act which allows the president of the United States to deploy U.S. military and national guard troops in particular circumstances to suppress civil disorder.

President Trump said Monday that he would deploy the military if a state or city refuses to take action to defend its residents, referencing the Insurrection Act, which allows the president to deploy U.S. military and National Guard troops in particular circumstances to suppress civil disorder, reports NBC 7’s Priya Sridhar.

Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise, famous for his role as wounded veteran Lt. Dan in the film “Forrest Gump” and recognized for his support of the military community, has again found a way to pay it forward, this time to those on the front lines of a different kind of threat — COVID-19.

Those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom were honored in a unique way on this Memorial Day.

Memorial Day ceremonies went virtual for the first time, but for some it didn’t affect their ability to honor those lost. NBC 7’s Rory Devine has more.

See inside the World War II-era D-Day Doll, a paratrooper and cargo plane now based in Riverside. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Monday May 25, 2020.

Memorial Day is meant to pay tribute to veterans who have perished

A video of a skateboarder riding on top of a section of the Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial is circulating on social media. Family members of those honored on the memorial tell NBC 7 they came to the memorial to make sure their loved one’s plaque was still intact.

Families of veterans checked on their loves ones’ plaques after video of skateboarders riding on the memorial circulated online. NBC 7’s Lauren Coronado has more.

Facing growing criticism, the Department of Veterans Affairs says that it will not halt use of an unproven malaria drug on veterans with COVID-19 but that fewer of its patients were now taking it

A 70-year-old Vietnam War Army veteran was getting a decorated send-off from a VA hospital in West Los Angeles Friday after beating a severe case of coronavirus.  Jerry Salas left the VA hospital for the first time in 48 days. “I made it! I made it, man!” he said.  Salas said he was going to be performing with his...

Loved ones will still be invited to visit National Cemeteries this Memorial Day to pay their respects to those who have served the country. But traditional ceremonies will not be open to the public.

Seven World War II veterans, ages 96 to 100, joined President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at a wreath-laying ceremony Friday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. The veterans had hoped to mark the day in Moscow, but that idea was because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A group of U.S. senators is seeking an investigation into the Department of Veterans Affairs’ oversight of homes for aging veterans amid a spate of coronavirus deaths at the state-run homes.

A World War II veteran who appealed for birthday cards after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of a big party and wound up receiving thousands, including a letter and photo from President Donald Trump, celebrated his 105th birthday Sunday with a parade of well-wishers in cars, military vehicles and an overhead appearance from a Los Angeles County sheriff’s...

A total of 13 veterans have died at a nursing facility in Holyoke, Massachusetts, with about half of them so far testing positive for the new coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday. The first 11 deaths were announced on Monday. Baker said a review of what happened at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home is underway and spoke passionately about the facility….

Veterans of America’s longest war are torn as the U.S. signs a potentially historic peace accord with the Taliban in Afghanistan