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A military wife whose husband suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder decided to bring awareness to the cause in an unusual way - by baring her body and writing her feelings about PTSD on her own skin for everyone to see. -
A retired military working dog named Gabe, and his owner Sgt. 1st Class Charles Shuck, nabbed top honors this weekend at the 2012 American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards. Gabe is a rescue dog who lived in a Texas animal shelter before being adopted and trained by the military. -
Think about how happy your dog is when you come home from work. And you've only been gone a day. Now, multiply that times a thousand (roughly), and you'll be able to appreciate how happy a dog named Little Anne was to greet her soldier dad after months apart. -
The VA sponsors a national sports clinic designed to heal and rehabilatate injured veterans. -
A veteran in Colorado who depends on his service dog to manage his PTSD symptoms might be forced to euthanize the beloved animal because he can't afford to pay for his veterinary bills. -
Kim Ruocco regularly relives her darkest days – her husband’s suicide and the downward spiral that led to it – to save other military families from the same heartbreak. -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has agreed to hear the case of a Camp Pendleton Marine - former Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III - who was convicted of murdering an Iraqi man in Hamdania, Iraq back in 2006. -
Air Force veteran Bernard James is heading to the NBA. The 6'10" Florida State University graduate didn't start playing basketball until he entered the military. -
Rep. Duncan Hunter says he has spoken with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who has assured him the Medal of Honor denial of Sgt. Rafael Peralta will get a thorough review. -
Hard-to-detect head injuries suffered by troops in combat may make them more vulnerable to posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, according to a new study.
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