Veterans Day deals and freebies
Restaurants across the U.S. are honoring Veterans Day 2024 with free meals and special discounts for veterans and active-duty military on November 11.
Veterans Day: What's open and closed?
As the nation honors veterans on Monday, Nov. 11, some services may not be available, and here’s what’s open and closed in your area.
How you can 'Make Camo Your Cause' and help homeless veterans
FOX is partnering with U.S. VETS and its "Make Camo Your Cause" campaign for the fourth straight year to help end veteran homelessness. Here's how you can join.
The best (and worst) places for veterans to live, according to data
When veterans transition to civilian life, settling down in the right city is a plus, and these places rank among the ideal locations for them based on a new report.
What is Navy Day? History of America's celebration of armed forces at sea
Navy Day is a day we set aside each year to honor those who have served and protected us at sea.
Minnesota veteran paddles entire Mississippi to Stop Soldier Suicide
A Minnesota veteran paddled the entire Mississippi River in 94 days and more than a million strokes. But the most important number is $80,000 raised for the nonprofit Stop Soldier Suicide.
Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel passes away at age 107, Navajo Nation announces
One of the final remaining code talkers during World War II, John Kinsel, was pronounced dead by the Navajo Nation Council at 107 years of age.
Veterans honored with service branch flags at Holy Family Catholic High School
The Holy Family Catholic High School had its football field renovated recently. It moved the American flag on the field and placed six armed service flags around it.
Minnesota WWII veteran ID’d by forensics, will be buried with honors
More than eight decades after US Army Air Force Pvt. Robert W. Cash died in World War II, his body has been identified by DNA forensics.
Hundreds of troops kicked out under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ will have statuses changed to honorable discharge
The development Tuesday is the latest over the decades to undo past discrimination against LGBTQ service members.
US sending air defense missile system, more troops to Israel
The Pentagon said Sunday the United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery and troops to to Israel.
Air Force cadet's cause of death blamed on rare bacterial infection
Avery Koonce, 19, was found dead at US Air Force Academy in early September.
Watch Russian fighter jet fly dangerously close to US F-16
A Russian fighter jet’s dangerous maneuver caused a close encounter near Alaskan airspace - one that drew commendation from U.S. military and government officials.
Lawyer who crashed snowmobile into Black Hawk helicopter is awarded $3.3 million in damages
A federal court ordered the U.S. government to pay a Massachusetts lawyer $3.3 million after his 2019 snowmobile crash into a Black Hawk helicopter parked on a trail.
13 US troops killed during Afghanistan withdrawal receive Congressional Gold Medals
Congress on Tuesday honored the 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
US Air Force Academy cadet, 19, found dead in dorm room
Cadet 4th Class Avery Koonce was from Taylor, Texas.
Coast Guard rescues woman, child, and pets from sailboat off course near Honolulu
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 47-year-old woman, her 7-year-old daughter, a cat, and a tortoise from a sailboat that went off course due to bad weather near Honolulu on August 26.
US, Iraq team up to kill 15 ISIS operatives in early morning raid, US military says
The US military said that the operatives were armed with weapons, grenades and 'suicide' belts.