Veterans

Some veterans qualify for a new benefit this Veterans Day. A new state law, which went into effect Oct. 1, gave a property tax exemption to veterans who are deemed by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to be 100% permanently and totally disabled. “We don’t want to forget those who chose to serve or who were serving and paid…

Leo Tyborowski, 103, who fought and was wounded in Germany during WWII, says he is proud to have served in the United States Army.

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.

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.

Three veterans whose cremains went unclaimed will be honored with a military ceremony on Wednesday at the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown. PFC Mario Nello DeVito, U.S. Army 1945-47, is one of the three veterans to be honored. He died in Bristol in 2000 at the age of 72. PVT James Dickinson, U.S. Army 1941-43, died in West Haven in…

The 10th annual challenge is August 17th at Sacred Heart University.

One Connecticut veteran is proving that athletic triumph comes in all forms, taking part in the Department of Defense Warrior Games Challenge this summer. From wheelchair basketball, cycling, and shooting, to wheelchair rugby, and placing first in track, Jarek Neczypor faced no shortage of challenges at the Warrior Games. “It was one of the most exciting experiences of my life,”…

Ret. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Jarek Neczypor participated in the Department of Defense’s Warrior Games Challenge, an adaptive sports competition that brought together 250 injured and ill service members and veterans.

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.

The Best Defense Foundation brought American veterans back to the battlefields where they served.

A number of families gathered at Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Berlin on Sunday morning to to raise money for veterans in need by swimming laps for Scoops for Troops.

A number of families spent the morning by the pool at Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Berlin, but not to escape the heat. They were raising money for veterans in need. And behind it all are two young teens. The Ahern family gathered their community on a beautiful day to do something beautiful: give back to those who put our…

James McComic recalls undertaking operations as a gunnery sergeant with the Marines and how his time deployed impacted his family life.