Veterans

Veterans Nursing Scholars

These veterans are on track to become nurses through a scholarship program created to address the nursing shortage

Street food, cyclocross and a baby cow: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide

Philadelphia Veterans Parade returns Sunday with a new route

Veterans Parade Philadelphia

White Dog Cafe to host Dining Out for the Dogs fundraiser benefiting veterans

alpha bravo canine

Among female veterans, suicide rates outpace those of male counterparts and women, overall

women veterans mental health

100-year-old WWII veteran from Philly to receive France's highest honor

WWII veteran Legion of Honor

Penn Medicine withdraws plan to use shuttered Brandywine Hospital for veterans care

Penn Medicine Brandywine

To address the nursing shortage, IBX Foundation unveils a new scholarship program for veterans

Veterans Nursing Scholarship

VA reports major uptick in veterans’ care after passage of toxic exposure law

Philly's Veterans Parade takes place Sunday; here's what you need to know

Philly Veterans Parade

Weirdo Fest and the Veterans Parade: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide weirdo fest

Veterans exposed to burn pits, toxins urged to apply for retroactive benefits

Cuddle with puppies and raise money for veterans at White Dog Cafe this August

Dining Out White Dog Cafe

New Jersey may honor its state animal, the horse, with a special license plate

New Jersey license plate

Pennsylvania breweries collaborate on veteran-made beer to raise money for troops and military families

Memorial Day Veterans Beer

Military families deserve our gratitude, they also deserve access to a full-range of health care services

veterans health care

U.S. veterans have a higher prostate cancer rate, but a new law aims to improve access to care

U.S. Capitol Veterans Prostate Cancer

People flock to buy merchandise from brewery co-owned by Army veteran who stopped Club Q shooter

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Watch a patriotic Philly POPS performance for Veterans Day at the Museum of the American Revolution

Veterans Day Weekend AmRev

Mark D'Amico sentenced to five years in state prison over $400,000 GoFundMe scam

Mark D'Amico Sentence

White Dog Cafe to host dinner benefiting veteran service dog nonprofit

White Dog Cafe Dining out for the dogs

Jon Stewart slams Pat Toomey and other GOP senators over stalled burn pit legislation

Homeless veteran housing completed at historic Art Deco school building in North Philly

Philly Affordable Housing Veterans

Bucks County WWII vet's remains identified decades after fighting in U.S. Army's longest battle

Bucks County Soldier WWII

Bucks County WWII vet dies hours after parade honoring his 102nd birthday

Veteran 102

97-year-old New Jersey mayor re-elected for another four years

Vito Perillo Tinton Falls

Eagles to honor two of the Greatest Generation's heroes ahead of Veterans Day

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Mayor Kenney pays tribute to 'Band of Brothers' vets as part of 'Honor Your Hometown' campaign

Delco veteran's junk removal business lands Discovery Channel reality TV series

Operation Hidden Treasures

Breweries collaborate on Memorial Day beer to raise money for Pennsylvania veterans organization

Pennsylvania breweries veterans beer

New wellness app, VetTriage, aims to boost veterans' health through resiliency

Veterans Wellness App

Bucks County man pleads guilty to posing as former Navy SEAL, POW to receive health care benefits

richard meleski plead guilty

Veterans Parade goes virtual for 2020 as Philadelphia cancels large events

veterans parade 2020 virtual

Pennsylvania National Guard delivering meals, assisting Delco nursing home

PA National Guard COVID-19

Veteran services are critical during the COVID-19 crisis

Philly receives piece of $1 million grant for veterans with substance use disorder

Substance Use

PTSD symptoms may take years to appear – here's how to recognize them

PTSD Symptoms Treatment

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