Veterans

“Ever since I came back from Vietnam, I knew that I had a problem, but I didn’t know what it was,” said one Black veteran.

An NBC Connecticut investigation, in partnership with other NBC stations, is prompting a response from the Veterans Afffairs. On Tuesday, NBC Connecticut aired “American Vets: Benefits, Race and Inequality,” a joint investigation into alleged systemic discrimination against Black veterans, going back to the 1940s. A Vietnam veteran from Connecticut filed a lawsuit that was central to our reporting. Conley Monk…

Some Connecticut veterans are fighting for another important cause – a better quality of life. Despite the Pact Act, a law that passed last year and works to expand VA healthcare and benefits, many veterans say they are struggling to access healthcare, housing and transportation. On the first Friday of the month, New London is home to a Veterans Coffeehouse,…

After an NBC investigation, the Veteran’s Administration is responding to systemic discrimination allegations that date back decades.

Black veterans of wars in the last century say they failed to receive benefits they were owed due to systemic racism, lack of outreach and other availability issues.

Dozens gathered in Bristol Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the start of the battle of Iwo Jima and to remember the men who fought to take the island in 1945.

Two Dallas brothers who have dedicated their lives to preserving Korean War history say at least 1,000 names are misspelled and at least 500 service members’ names are missing on the new Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance in Washington, D.C.

Rick Marshall conquered the Pacific Crest Trail last year, and encourages other veterans to hike to address past trauma.

A Connecticut veteran is taking to the trail to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder. Rick Marshall is using hiking to transition from military to civilian life. He has done several major trips, and he wants other veterans to know just how much it has helped him cope with PTSD. “You’re going over 13,000, 12,000-foot mountain passes,” Rick Marshall, retired U.S....

President Joe Biden urged military veterans on Friday to take advantage of new healthcare opportunities under legislation that he signed in August. He promoted the aid as he visited a Delaware National Guard facility named for his late son, Beau.

A 99-year-old former Marine from Meriden received a very big honor Saturday.

The last veteran of Mexico’s relatively small contingent of World War II veterans has died, Mexico’s Defense Department announced Thursday.

Nearly 100 veterans were honored in hopes of lifting their spirits this holiday season.

The family of a fallen World War II hero from New York City can finally get a bit of closure, after the soldier’s remains were identified nearly 80 years after he died during the war.

There are many dangers in deployment, and Army veteran Mark Stevenson says one of those is addiction. His personal experience is at the center of a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Army with the help of Yale Law School students.

There are many dangers in deployment, and Army veteran Mark Stevenson says one of those is addiction. “We have wars going on now, and believe me the relief for many of those soldiers is a drink or drug,” Stevenson, of Stratford, said. His personal experience is at the center of a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Army with the...

A local veteran is working with the Yale Law School after filing a lawsuit that accuses the U.S. Army of violating veterans rights by refusing to give soldiers with alcohol and drug problems honorable discharges.

A new report finds that 33,472 Connecticut veterans are living in financial hardship. That’s 23% of the state’s veterans.

A veteran is giving learning a second chance, going back to school at the University of Hartford.

Veterans, active duty and military families are nearly 40% more likely to lose money to scams and fraud, according to AARP.