DISCHARGE RECOMMENDED FOR NAVY OFFICER IN CONN
By MICHAEL MELIA In this Aug. 3, 2012 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Cmdr. Michael P. Ward II, center, is saluted during the change-of-command ceremony for the nuclear submarine…
Veterans
VETERANS FIGHT CHANGES TO DISABILITY PAYMENTS
By KEVIN FREKING In this March 24, 2013 photo, former Marine Corps Cpl. Marshall Archer, left, a veterans’ liaison for the city of Portland, Maine, speaks to a man on…
40 YEARS ON, VIETNAM TROOP WITHDRAWAL REMEMBERED
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and LISA CORNWELL FILE – In this March 29, 1973 file photo, the American flag is furled at a ceremony marking official deactivation of the Military Assistance…
PETRAEUS MAKING 1ST SPEECH SINCE LEAVING CIA
By JOHN ROGERS and SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER FILE – I this Feb. 2, 2012 file photo, CIA Director David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The former CIA director…
AMPUTEE VETERAN HELPS TRAIN TROOPS FOR WAR
By JULIE WATSON In this Dec. 10, 2013, photo, a U.S. Navy corpsman pulls an actor to safety during a training mission at Strategic Operations where “reality based training” is…
AP: COSTS OF US WARS LINGER FOR OVER 100 YEARS
By MIKE BAKER OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — If history is any judge, the U.S. government will be paying for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the next century as service…
SENATE DEMOCRATS UNVEIL GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL
By ANDREW TAYLOR FILE – In this Jan. 1, 2013 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. leaves a Republican caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington. A…