On Memorial Day in Iowa, veterans gather not to celebrate their own bravery, but honor the fallen. An Iowa Veteran Explains the difference between Memorial Day & Veterans Day.
A Department of Veterans Affairs report identified hospitals in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arizona and Florida as most at risk for climate change-driven storms, flooding, wildfires and extreme temperatures that could damage facilities, cut staffing and hinder access to care.
Support for making women register in the draft, but none for mandatory military service, commission says March 11 Airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard stand in formation during a change of command ceremony at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Mo., on March 6, 2021. (Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson/Air National Guard) Officials from the National Commission on Public Service offered a host of ideas to increase young Americans’ interest in serving in the military in testimony before Congress on Thursday, including better marketing, more incentives, and increased career flexibility. One idea that didn’t get much support, however, was making every American serve.