When Brittany and Robbie Berquist were just pre-teens in 2005, they read about an Army reservist who faced a $7,600 bill for making calls home from Ir...
Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact
Have trouble understanding modern art? Impact sought out some special exhibits that seek to make a change in the world, be it through raising awarenes...
Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business
As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. An organization that prov...
Nan Roman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Impact
The latest numbers show that 131,000 United States veterans will be homeless tonight. This number is approximately one-fifth of the entire homeless population.
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
In word-wise America, "sacrifice" has triumphed as the socially polite term for referring to the thousands of American lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, with no end in sight.
Jonathan Weiler | Posted 11.14.2009 | Sports
As an avid sports fan, I listen to sports talk on radio almost daily. And at this time of year - Veterans Day - one certainly gets one's fill of paeans to our men and women in uniform.
Brad Balfour | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York
The Messenger -- being released this weekend -- is a film in which Harrelson tests his mettle and shines. Is it Oscar-worthy? "I think I did an okay job," Harrelson says.
Posted 11.13.2009 | Impact
On Veterans Day, First Lady Michelle Obama announced the launch of Mission Serve, a network that links veterans to community service groups, calling u...
AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living
WASHINGTON — Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-...
ABC News | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living
Rates of PTSD, which may or may not have played a role in Hasan's case, along with traumatic brain injuries, are soaring, and are a leading cause of s...
Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics
Veterans' Day has passed, but that doesn't mean we can't still enjoy these amazing videos of soldiers being greeted by their dogs from Mental Floss. V...
Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business
As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. A family of six in Avon P...
Norman Solomon | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics
After 30 years of war, Afghans do not need more ingenious war efforts by the latest batch of best and brightest in Washington.
Dylan Ratigan | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business
If we must resort to handouts to save our country, let's at least put them in the hands of the most deserving. We should start with the roughly 2 million veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
AP | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — A Palm Springs man who was never in the military has been charged with wearing the Navy's highest honor. Federal prosecu...
Jim Gibbons | Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact
Goodwill fills a special need because it serves veterans who may feel shunned or misunderstood by other employment programs.
Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics
Excited to abduct my grandmother this morning, in hopes of whisking her off to the National Cemetery in Riverside where my grandfather and aunt lay, I...
Tom Matzzie | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
President Obama chose to spotlight the ultimate sacrifice that so many of America's servicemen and women have made -- and the military families who carry those sacrifices as well.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
In honor of Veterans Day, LobbyBlog looked at which veterans organizations have been actively lobbying lawmakers in the the third quarter of the year....
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics
I present the transcript of President Obama's remarks at yesterday's memorial service for those killed in the tragedy at Fort Hood in Texas.
Matthew Palevsky/Zach Dorfman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
In honor of Veteran's Day, the HuffPost asked readers to send in stories and videos about those who served and how war has impacted your life. You can...
David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.
Posted 11.11.2009 | Impact
Looking for additional ways to show your gratitude to the men and women serving our country on Veteran's Day? Donate your unused frequent flier miles ...
Eric Baylor | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
While the new GI bill increases support for tuition, books and expenses, it sorts veterans into two categories. Why are vets in online programs being segregated to determine our benefits?
HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.11.2009 | Impact
The 1.8 million U.S. troops who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan appreciate our gratitude this Veterans Day. But what they really want, says a ...
Posted 11.19.2009 | Impact