Universities and colleges are waiting for tuition payments for thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who attended school last fall under the new GI Bill, according to an Associated Press story that was published Tuesday. ...more

December 26, 2009

More than 230,000 American women have fought in those recent wars and at least 120 have died doing so, yet the public still doesn't completely understand their contributions on the modern battlefield. ...more

December 15, 2009

Police will investigate illegal dumping at a site where the cremated remains of a decorated World War II veteran were found. ...more

December 2, 2009

On the streets of Fallujah, Al Miller was the closest thing his fellow Marines had to a family physician. ...more

November 15, 2009

There's "no way" to explain the mass shooting at Fort Hood Army base in Texas, Eric Shinseki, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, said in Tampa on Friday. ...more

November 7, 2009

Several weeks into a diet experiment, things took a turn. Researcher David Diamond wanted to see how much weight rats would gain on a typical American high-fat, high-sugar diet compared with rats on a low-carb, Atkins-type diet. ...more

November 2, 2009

The federal government should lead the battle to provide benefits for veterans, not Pasco County, officials here say. ...more

October 30, 2009

The federal government should lead the battle to provide benefits for veterans, not Pasco County, officials here say. ...more

October 28, 2009

While it was interesting to read the article on the first page of the Business section concerning Morris Funeral Chapel becoming a certified "veterans provider," it seems to lead readers to believe that this site might be the only such organization in Highlands County to provide such services to veterans and their families. ...more

October 26, 2009

Brian Delahanty says he went to Bay Pines VA Medical Center for help with his bipolar disorder, depression and alcohol abuse. ...more

October 7, 2009