Military Times

• Fewer service members died by suicide in 2024 than year prior, report finds
  Posted on Tuesday March 31, 2026
  The report on 2024 suicides found a decrease in the total force suicide rate, though active component rates have steadily increased from 2011 to 2024. Continue Reading »
• The ‘March of Folly’: America’s headlong lurch into Vietnam began with just 3,500 Marines
  Posted on Monday March 30, 2026
  “Johnson’s idea was to fight and negotiate simultaneously. The difficulty was that the limited war aim … was unachievable by limited war," wrote Tuchman. Continue Reading »
• The Nationals honor baseball players turned citizen soldiers in Arlington tribute
  Posted on Friday March 27, 2026
  Arlington National Cemetery placed official MLB baseballs — courtesy of the Nationals — on the gravesites of six men, all former baseball players. Continue Reading »
• These 7 foreigners helped win the American Revolution
  Posted on Friday March 27, 2026
  George Washington had complained vociferously about the flood of questionable foreign volunteers. These men earned his respect — and the nation's. Continue Reading »
• Former VA executive charged with accepting $16K worth of gifts
  Posted on Thursday March 26, 2026
  The senior VA official has been charged with failing to disclose gifts he received from contractors working on the project he oversaw. Continue Reading »
• Senate rejects proposal to overturn VA’s abortion ban
  Posted on Thursday March 26, 2026
  Senators voted 50-48, quashing an effort to overturn the VA's near-total ban on abortions and abortion counseling. Continue Reading »
• When the US went to war with Guam — and no one told them
  Posted on Thursday March 26, 2026
  Upon entering Guam's harbor, the Americans were greeted on the beaches by curious residents instead of gunfire. Continue Reading »
• After more than half a century, these veterans returned to Vietnam
  Posted on Tuesday March 24, 2026
  A weeklong trip, organized by the Eagle Society and Forever Young Veterans, took the veterans through Hanoi, Da Nang, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City. Continue Reading »
• VA social worker dies following shooting at rural Georgia clinic
  Posted on Friday March 20, 2026
  The Veterans Affairs employee died the day after being shot by an assailant who was in the clinic for a walk-in mental health consultation. Continue Reading »
• Hiroshima survivor who spent decades investigating American POW deaths dies at 88
  Posted on Thursday March 19, 2026
  Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor, spent decades researching the forgotten American prisoners of war killed in the Hiroshima attack. Continue Reading »
• House Republicans seek new strategy for passing VA policy bills
  Posted on Wednesday March 18, 2026
  Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., wants to develop a “must-pass” authorization bill process for the VA similar to the legislative procedure used to approve the NDAA. Continue Reading »
• VA awarded authority to appoint legal guardians for impaired veterans
  Posted on Wednesday March 18, 2026
  VA officials say the process will help hundreds of veterans hospitalized at VA facilities who are unable to transition to more appropriate settings. Continue Reading »
• VA’s review of disability claims for fraud won’t include past filings, officials say
  Posted on Tuesday March 17, 2026
  Using a Microsoft data analytics program, the VA program will use information gleaned from DBQ forms to identify patterns that could indicate fraud. Continue Reading »
• Judge orders VA to reinstate contract with employee union
  Posted on Monday March 16, 2026
  A judge ordered the VA to recognize a bargaining contract that represents roughly 300,000 employees. Continue Reading »
• Marine Raider’s remains identified 80 years after being killed in action
  Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
  Pfc. Norton Retzsch was first reported missing in action on July 9, 1943, during the Battle of Enogai on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. Continue Reading »
• ‘My God what have we done’: Enola Gay pilot’s combat notebook is for sale
  Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
  Capt. Robert A Lewis wrote the account during and in the immediate aftermath of dropping the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Continue Reading »
• Facing death 275 feet beneath the sea, this pioneering naval diver earned the Medal of Honor
  Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
  For more than two hours, Frank Crilley struggled to save his entangled shipmate below the sea. Continue Reading »
• Lawmakers seek coverage for expedited fertility care under PACT Act
  Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
  New legislation would speed coverage for fertility treatments without requiring veterans to prove their infertility was directly tied to military service. Continue Reading »
• Former VA secretary to head national hunger relief organization
  Posted on Wednesday March 11, 2026
  Denis McDonough’s appointment will follow the retirement of Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, who has served as Feeding America’s CEO since 2018. Continue Reading »
• Is there anything new to learn about Patton? The National WWII Museum thinks so.
  Posted on Wednesday March 11, 2026
  A two-day symposium will explore more than just the “blood and guts” of Patton, but an in-depth exploration of one of the war’s most iconic figures. Continue Reading »