Veteran

Donald Trump says he's selected a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as secretary of the Army. Trump said on Wednesday that Daniel P. Driscoll, who is from North Carolina, had completed Army Ranger school and deployed with the 10th Mountain Division to Iraq.

A federal judge on Friday sentenced a North Carolina man to 25 years in prison for teaching someone how to make bombs meant to kill federal law enforcement officers. A jury found Christopher Arthur, 40, guilty in 2023 for the bomb-related charges, as well as for illegally possessing weapons, including improvised explosives found on his farm in Mount Olive, North Carolina.

Wednesday is the deadline for veterans to start the process of getting the first year of benefits for being exposed to toxic burn pits during their deployments.

Devil-Dog Dungarees is a family-owned men’s lifestyle company that started off manufacturing jeans. Through its clothing, the company supports the Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit that helps veterans.

Army Cpl. Leon Clevenger, a 21-year-old Durham native, will be buried with military honors.

In Kansas City, the Moral Injury Association of America sponsors a writing group that’s worked with thousands of veterans and family members since 2014.

Edie Meeks joined the Army Nurses Corps in 1968 and deployed to Vietnam, but her year treating wounded soldiers left her bitter about the war and conflicted about her service in the Army.

Congress has mandated a pilot program that will pay to train service dogs and place them in veterans' homes.

Many former troops consider an Arlington burial their final veterans benefit. But space for in-ground burials is getting scarce, so some vets may be steered toward cremation instead.

In cities nationwide, groups addressing veteran homelessness by replacing the traditional shelter model with tiny homes.