Nov 08 Watch 6:48 Thousand Oaks community ‘on edge’ after deadly mass shooting In Thousand Oaks, California, a bar’s “College Country Night” turned into carnage as a gunman opened fire on revelers. Frantic patrons used bar stools to smash windows and escape, but 12 people were killed before the shooter apparently turned the… Continue watching
Oct 01 Years after silently combating sexual trauma, female veterans seek help By Anna Casey, Kaiser Health News Many women who served in the military decades ago were victims of sexual assaults but often felt compelled to keep quiet. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 1:52 Oldest American female veteran Lucy Coffey dies at 108 By PBS News Hour Lucy Coffey, the oldest living female veteran, died earlier this week at the age of 108. In 1943, the Indiana native enlisted in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, and later, she served in the Pacific Theater, earning two bronze stars… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 7:43 How a new generation of war veterans wants to shape military policy By PBS News Hour The new Congress has the fewest military veterans since World War II, but recent veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are on the rise. What priorities do they bring to Capitol Hill? Judy Woodruff talks to Rep. Martha McSally,… Continue watching
Nov 11 Photographer captures portraits of vets and things they carried home from war By WTVS, Detroit Public Television Jennifer Karady is a photographer who works with veterans to create what she calls "staged narrative photographs" about the psychological effects of war. Watch a Detroit Public Television report. Continue reading
Jun 05 89-year-old D-Day veteran recreates parachute jump into France By Lorna Baldwin A day before the anniversary of D-Day, 89-year-old Jock Hutton recreated the parachute jump he made into a field in Normandy 70 years ago. Continue reading
Nov 06 Neuroscience may offer hope to millions robbed of silence by tinnitus By Jenny Marder Chronic tinnitus affects millions of Americans, and is the most widely reported disability among veterans. New research reveals the roots of the disease lie deep within the brain, and experimental therapies are providing hope for a cure. Continue reading
May 24 Watch WWII Veteran Marvin Murphy Tells His Story WWII Veteran Marvin Murphy Tells His Story… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch Chris Kyle, Among Deadliest American Military Snipers, Shot by Fellow Veteran Chris Kyle, Among Deadliest American Military Snipers, Shot by Fellow Veteran… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch Iraq War Vet Receives Rare Double Arm Transplant Former solider and Iraq war veteran Sgt. Brendan Marrocco is the recent recepient of a double arm transplant, which took place at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Marrocco lost all of his limbs during a roadside bomb attack in the spring of… Continue watching