The evidence of Jesse Sumner's presence in Pasco County is everywhere, from the names of streets to the names of thousands of people descended from him. ...more

February 21, 2009

An event slated for this weekend aims to help veterans and their families negotiate the often complex challenge of securing benefits. ...more

January 30, 2009

An event slated for this weekend aims to help veterans and their family members negotiate the often labyrinthine challenge of securing benefits. ...more

January 29, 2009

Adam Ankarlo fought for 10 months with his Marine battalion in Iraq during Operation Phantom Fury, the largest offensive battle since Vietnam, also known as the 2004 Battle for Fallujah. ...more

January 14, 2009

SARASOTA COUNTY - Beneath cloudless skies, a group of about 50 people gathered Friday morning at the still very new Sarasota National Cemetery on State Road 72 to mark the first 11 interments of area veterans and three of their spouses. ...more

January 10, 2009

Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Doody was recovering nicely from injuries sustained when a sniper attacked him in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2007. ...more

December 24, 2008

Retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, who clashed with the Bush administration on its Iraq war strategy, will bring qualities to the job of Veterans Affairs secretary his predecessors sometimes lacked: credibility, experience and sound judgment. ...more

December 8, 2008

Billionaire businessman and noted philanthropist Ross Perot paid a visit Wednesday afternoon to patients, their families and the medical staff at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. ...more

December 4, 2008

Nationally renowned veterans' care expert Deborah Grassman, RN, MSN, ARNP, from the Bay Pines VA Healthcare system, is the featured speaker at a seminar on caring for military veterans at the end of life. ...more

November 26, 2008

Break out the barbecue. Pig Jam, the annual competition and celebration of grilled meat, is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. ...more

November 21, 2008