Loss, Depression & Hope: How Injury Changed National Guard Veteran's Life
Alexis Nelson was so excited about a future in the military, she signed up for the Army National Guard the day she turned 17. But her dream of serving the country was soon derailed when she suffered a service-related injury during basic training. She was forced to leave the National Guard with a medical deferment. […]
Reaching Out for Help Was Army Veteran's Big Step Back from Homelessness
When veteran Rosalyn Martin was living in her car, she made a promise to God that if she could just get what she needed, she’d take it and run with it. She fulfilled that promise on March 28, 2024, when she walked through the doors of the Fort McPherson VA Clinic in Atlanta. Following in […]
Prosecutors Conclude Army Veteran's Capitol Riot Pardon also Covers a Separate Weapons Case
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has concluded that a military veteran’s presidential pardon for charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol also extends to his separate conviction for illegally possessing stolen grenades and classified information, according to a court filing Tuesday. Jeremy Brown, a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army, was sentenced in April 2023 […]
A 98-Year-Old War Veteran's Liver Was Donated. He Is Believed to Be the Oldest American Organ Donor Ever.
ST. LOUIS — Orville Allen lived a lifetime of service, and when he died at age 98 he had one last thing to give: his liver. Allen, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War and a longtime educator in rural southeastern Missouri, is the oldest American to ever donate an organ, […]