WASHINGTON - Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come - even as the total population of America's vets shrinks. ...more

May 11, 2008

Navy Lt. Melvin Spence Dry dropped out of a helicopter into choppy waters off the coast of North Vietnam in June 1972. On a classified mission to rescue two escaped U.S. prisoners of war, he died the moment he hit the water. ...more

February 26, 2008

SEBRING — For five years, Norman Kelley served in the U.S. Army, receiving numerous awards for his efforts in rebuilding the military branch that was decimated during the Vietnam War. ...more

February 21, 2008

Fred Rothenbush sat at the easel in his home in Ruskin one recent morning, applying finishing touches to a large canvas depicting a military scene. ...more

February 20, 2008

Movie to be filmed this weekend at Jenkins Creek. ...more

February 15, 2008

Leadership Is In McCain's Genes What incredible gall your John Nash has? For a man who never spent a day in the military service of his country, he glibly condemns the leaders of our armed forces and those who serve under them. He "exposes" the means and manners by which all of our military forces operate. Whom did Nash read or what movie did he see to get his information? Or what disappointed U.S. Navy captain or Army lieutenant colonel shared with Nash why he didn't command the Navy or Army? ...more

February 14, 2008

Terrace Community Middle School students broke apart a colorful giant ribbon to reveal their personal puzzle pieces that made up the large memorial. ...more

February 9, 2008

To Vietnam veterans, the 1968 military operation known as the Tet Offensive was as pivotal in the war as D-Day was in World War II. ...more

February 3, 2008

For many who lived through Vermont's not-so-civil debate over civil unions, the memories remain painfully fresh: hate mail, threatening telephone messages, tense public meetings. ...more

January 14, 2008

Rep. Julia Carson, who rose from a childhood of poverty and segregation to become the first black and first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress, died Saturday. She was 69. ...more

December 16, 2007