Salute to the loot. Veterans of the United States military are unwittingly forfeiting billions in untapped financial support from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) across major cities, including NYC, due to lack of awareness and eligibility confusion, per a startling report. Researchers for Veterans United Home Loans, the nation’s largest VA lender, determined that … Read more
He proudly serves those who serve. A Long Island teen has started a smash burger business where veterans eat free, and a portion of its proceeds also goes to support current military members and their families. “These veterans are sacrificing their lives so that we can put stuff together like this,” the burger-slinging soon-to-be high-school … Read more
Pack your bags, fam. Transportation Security Administration checkpoints are expanding for families traveling with children and military members, the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday. Under a program dubbed “Families on the Fly,” TSA will add a family lane at security checkpoints, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at a press conference at Nashville International … Read more
Prince Harry has detailed his heartbreaking experience with grief during a conversation with a military widow who had to break the news of her husband’s death to their 5-year-old son. The Duke of Sussex, 39, sat down with Nikki Scott, the founder of Scotty’s Little Soldiers — a charity for bereaved military children — on … Read more
Military life often involves the entire family — be it living together on a base or sacrificing time with a loved one serving overseas. But for these three area families, defending America is truly a way of life that spans multiple generations. The Valenza Family Will and Julie Valenza of Queensbury, NY, have a special bond … Read more
In a heartwarming scene that’s touching hearts across the nation, a young child in Ohio experienced an emotional reunion with his father following a year-long military deployment. The Cuyahoga Falls City School District is now abuzz with joy after a video making its rounds across social media captured the moment that unfolded last month on … Read more
A young boy’s beloved dinosaur plush has been deployed to keep his father company on tour in Iraq. And in return, the U.S. Army sergeant documented the animal’s embedded “adventures” while overseas. In an effort to “keep his dad safe” from 6,000 miles away, 5-year-old Waylon Holmes mailed his father, David, the lime-green stuffed animal … Read more
A Facebook post from a New Jersey mom complaining about sexual preference posters at her child’s elementary school prompted a shocking response from the US military. A high-ranking US military official was called on to resign Wednesday after he responded to a Facebook post by Angela Reading, a mother and member of the Northern Burlington Board … Read more