by Rikki Almanza | Oct 17, 2025
After more than 30 years of reports from Veterans about unexplained and debilitating symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has formally recognized Gulf War illness, GWI, as an official medical condition. According to Stars and Stripes, the CDC...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 23, 2025
According to Stars and Stripes, a coalition of Gulf War Veterans and advocacy groups is urging DOD to fully declassify hundreds of thousands of documents related to the 1991 Gulf War. Their goal is to uncover more information about possible toxic exposures following...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 3, 2025
World War II Marine Corps Veteran and American Legion Karl Ross Post 16 member Frank S. Wright is hoping for a mailbox full of birthday wishes as he prepares to turn 100 on July 5 in Lodi, California. Wright, who served with distinction in the Pacific Theater, wants...
by Rikki Almanza | Jun 23, 2025
Lawmakers have introduced the Vietnam Veteran Commemoration Fund Act, a bipartisan bill extending federal efforts to recognize Vietnam War-era Veterans before the program’s official end on November 11. The Vietnam War Commemoration program, established by Congress in...
by Rikki Almanza | May 5, 2025
More than 50 years after the Vietnam War, U.S. Veterans continue to face serious health problems linked to their combat experiences, according to two new studies from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the VA Boston Healthcare System. Findings...
by Rikki Almanza | Apr 30, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether thousands of medically retired Veterans like former Marine Cpl. Simon Soto should be eligible for more years of retroactive combat-related special compensation for service-connected injuries.Soto, who served in mortuary...
