Veterans

For $17, you can donate a wreath through the NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 Veteran’s Network Page for Wreaths Across America. The goal is to make sure every gravestone at DFW National Cemetery gets a wreath. This year there are about 59,000 needing a wreath.

The Statler shares why they’re honoring veterans and first responders with a free Thanksgiving meal.

Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been posthumously awarded the rank of general.

President Biden spoke at the last Veterans Day event of his presidency at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.

DFW Canines for Veterans shares how their service dog training program is helping veterans.

Veteran and motivational speaker, Patrick Hart, discusses tips on overcoming adversity to achieve success.

This Veterans Day, we are honoring veterans in North Texas for their sacrifice, including those from a fading generation.

James Baynham of Brookdale Club Hill is being honored for his service on Veterans Day. 

After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O’Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet. Dogs 4 Valor, operated through an organization called The Battle Within, helps retired veterans and first responders in the...

Many veterans who’ve started small businesses tell a similar story: Their military service prepared them mentally for the task, but they were at a disadvantage when it came to the financial part.

The federal holiday of Veterans Day falls on Monday, Nov. 11, for 2024. The day, which honors living veterans who served in the military, dates back to 1919.

In appreciation of Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, businesses will honor active-duty and retired military with all sorts of deals.

Both Veterans Day and Memorial Day have significant meaning to many veterans, members of the U.S. armed services and their families.

American Airlines honored four local senior veterans for their service with a special ‘dream flight’ in a restored open-cockpit World War II-era plane Wednesday.

The City of DeSoto was recently named a Purple Heart City and on Saturday signs went up in the Southern Dallas County town.

Earlier this month the City of DeSoto was named a Purple Heart City and on Saturday signs designating parking spots reserved for combat wounded veterans went up around town.

Disability payments had sometimes been considered compensation and pushed veterans over the income limits for receiving assistance. The policy was changed Thursday.

The statistics come amid renewed calls to change a law that has thrown many veterans into sudden hardship.

Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium have ended a meeting at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly after 9/11.

Special operations forces deployed to Karshi-Khanabad, or “K2,” in Uzbekistan have pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs for help for years, but so far the VA has not acted.