As a member of the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Stacy Pearsall was one of the Department of Defense's most elite combat photographers ..read more

ARLINGTON, Va. — The residents of Bishopville, a small South Carolina town, filled the streets, Aug. 29, for a special celebration honoring their hometown hero. The motto “Heritage, History, Home,” proudly painted on the Main Street mural perfectly embodied the town’s spirit as everyone gathered for the return of retired Major James “Jim” Capers Jr ..read more

Just 10,588 burn-pit claims have been filed since Sept. 11, 2001, Veterans Affairs said in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from a veterans advocacy group.But that’s only a fraction of what veterans advocates say they expected to see. Veterans have filed 98,017 claims for “environmental claims” since 9/11, and at least 200,000 people have signed up for VA’s burn-pit registry, according to VA. That means burn-pit claims make up slightly less than 10{514e388c53da292c7e6c20ec936220f24b10a798f922d9df7a2625a05640f557} of VA’s total number of environmental exposure claims for veteran ..read more

Thanks to the quick actions of a former Marine and local barber, two kids were saved from an apartment complex fire in Phoenix on the 4th of July ..read more

Since it was first posted in August 2005 as a CrossFit Hero WOD, the Murph has morphed into the annual Memorial Day Murph Challenge that raises money for the Lt. Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation ..read more

The majority of Buffalo Soldiers MC’s membership is black, and most are current or former service members or law enforcement. The club works to educate the public about the history of black servicemembers, along with being involved in community service projects, fundraising and mentoring at-risk youth ..read more

When former U.S. Marine Craig Grossi met Fred in Afghanistan, the stray dog "had nothing to wag his tail about" — but that's exactly what he was doing ..read more

These heroes, eight in total, were able to return to their former battlefields for the 74th anniversary of the invasion because of the vision of one man: former NFL Pro Bowl linebacker Donnie Edwards. Edwards has devoted his life to philanthropy since his retirement from professional sports ..read more

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Adam Gibson and his K-9 partner, Riley, were killed during an exchange of gunfire with a burglary suspect.  ..read more

Thousands of National Guard troops are arriving in the nation's capital from as far away as Guam for the presidential inauguration Wednesday ..read more