Diane Lopes, a Tampa police officer less than three weeks before she was called up to military duty, was a guest of first lady Laura Bush at the president's State of the Union address to Congress. ...more

January 29, 2008

Diane Lopes, whose job as a Tampa police officer last year lasted less than three weeks before she was called up to active military duty, will be a guest of first lady Laura Bush at tonight's State of the Union address before Congress. ...more

January 28, 2008

Crayons, construction paper and Christmas trees abounded as Christ the King Catholic School students from kindergarten through junior high created holiday cards for soldiers at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. ...more

December 15, 2007

Hundreds of thousands of holiday cards and letters thanking wounded American troops for their sacrifice and wishing them well never reach their destination. They are returned to sender or thrown away unopened. ...more

December 12, 2007

Pledging to "do the right thing," Veterans Affairs nominee James Peake said Wednesday he will be an independent advocate for thousands of injured veterans and will fight for the needed funding for their care. ...more

December 6, 2007

Prescriptions for the cholesterol-lowering drugs Zetia and Vytorin are written for almost 800,000 Americans every week, at a cost this year of about $4 billion. Yet it still is not clear how well the drugs work. ...more

November 23, 2007

There are 11 names that will forever be etched into the memory of Will Thiery. ...more

November 11, 2007

President Bush on Tuesday nominated retired Army Lt. Gen. James Peake to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is struggling to make the drastic changes needed to care for the large number of wounded troops returning home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

October 31, 2007