The government is filling in the gaps by providing additional support to seriously wounded former soldiers and to the people who care for them, says Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole.
The pop of the snare drum, the boom of the bass drum, and the sound of marching footsteps echoed down Fifth Avenue Sunday, as crowds lined up and waved their American flags to say thank you during the annual Veterans Day Parade.
As the solemnity of Remembrance Sunday approaches, the ignorance of the British public about dates connected to World War I is highlighted in a survey published by British Future.
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney is reminding Canadians to “take time to remember” by wearing a poppy or attending a local ceremony commemorating those who risked or gave their lives during war and conflict.
A new exhibition at the New York Historical Society illuminates how the New York metropolitan region and its citizens contributed to the Allied victory in World War II.
The suspect in the shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin that left seven people dead, including the gunman, was identified as a U.S. Army veteran who had ties with white supremacists.
A new Workforce1 Veterans Career Center on Madison Avenue in Manhattan is “the only center in the nation of this kind,” said Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the center’s opening Tuesday.
It’s a pageant, the Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. But they are all there and they line up for something more serious, to pay their respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Some New Yorkers took time from their day on Monday to join veterans and active service members at various events throughout New York City, honoring those who have fallen while serving their country.
President Barack Obama on Monday paid tribute to war veterans at Arlington National Cemetery and reminded Americans that the nation is ending its decade-long war in Afghanistan.