https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/va-teen-covid-screener 2020-11-18T15:25:09+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/youth.jpg?id=64858865&width=1200 Youth https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64858863&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/syracuse-universitys-institute-veterans-and-military-families-team-course-preparing 2020-11-19T01:30:34+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.png?id=64858849&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.png?id=64858855&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/vietnam-veterans-memorial-foundation-wall-of-faces 2020-11-18T17:21:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/virtual-wall.jpg?id=64858866&width=1200 Virtual Wall https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64858858&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/american-legion-and-vfw-call-congress-white-house-fix-coast-guard-pay-during-partial 2020-11-19T06:14:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64859089&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64859083&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/veterans-group-says-agent-orange-effecting-guam-veterans 2020-11-19T04:39:28+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64859068&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64859081&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/dod-officials-veterans-activists-voice-stances-all-gender-draft-recent-hearings 2020-11-19T03:03:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64859095&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64859086&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/blogs/connecting-vets/find-help-entrepreneurship 2020-12-01T16:36:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/resources-for-veterans-looking-start-their-own-business.jpg?id=64856420&width=1200 Resources for Veterans looking start their own business https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64856416&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/nyc-seal-swim-takes-on-the-hudson-river-on-saturday 2025-08-11T12:14:04+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/swimcover.jpg?id=64855183&width=1200 More than 350 military veterans, first responders and civilians are expected to participate in the seventh annual New York City SEAL Swim on Aug. 16, 2025. SWIMCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/special-operations-veterans-force-blue-on-a-mission-to-save-coral-reefs-damaged-by 2020-12-01T17:01:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64856429&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64856418&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/niece-reunited-with-her-uncles-purple-heart 2025-11-11T19:47:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/illinois-state-treasurer-michael-frerichs-reunited-army-rifleman-james-r-bennett-s-purple-heart-with-his-niece-patti-knies-du.png?id=64855153&width=1200 Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs reunited Army Rifleman James R. Bennett's Purple Heart with his niece, Patti Knies, during a ceremony at VFW Post 5220 in Oak Lawn on Nov. 10, 2025. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs reunited Army Rifleman James R. Bennett's Purple Heart with his niece, Patti Knies, during a ceremony at VFW Post 5220 in Oak Lawn on Nov. 10, 2025. https://www.audacy.com/media-library/illinois-state-treasurer-michael-frerichs-reunited-army-rifleman-james-r-bennett-s-purple-heart-with-his-niece-patti-knies-du.png?id=64855154&width=1200 Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs reunited Army Rifleman James R. Bennett's Purple Heart with his niece, Patti Knies, during a ceremony at VFW Post 5220 in Oak Lawn on Nov. 10, 2025. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs reunited Army Rifleman James R. Bennett's Purple Heart with his niece, Patti Knies, during a ceremony at VFW Post 5220 in Oak Lawn on Nov. 10, 2025. daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/fort-hood-remembrance-display-honors-fallen-since-9-11 2021-07-06T15:19:26+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fort-hood-s-annual-remembrance-display-honors-fallen-since-9-11.jpg?id=64861647&width=1200 Spc. Renier Mendoza, 87th Sapper Company, 36th Engineer Brigade, views rows of boots of fallen troops that he helped display on Sadowski Field at Fort Hood, Texas, June 30. Fort Hood's annual remembrance display honors fallen since 9-11 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fort-hood.jpg?id=64861635&width=1200 Approximately 7,700 boots are on display on Sadowski Field, outside III Corps Headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas, on June 30. Fort Hood https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fort-hood.jpg?id=64861639&width=1200 Command Sgt. Maj. Cliff Burgoyne, III Corps and Fort Hood command sergeant major, reflects on the lives of the troops whose boots are on display on Sadowski Field. Fort Hood daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/inside-the-va/va-undervalued-cost-of-electronic-records-system-by-billions 2021-07-14T21:44:00+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/report.jpg?id=64858739&width=1200 VA is nearly three years into a 10-year modernization effort to replace its aging electronic health record system. REPORT daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/inside-the-va/va-now-offering-walk-in-covid-vaccines-for-vets-spouses-caregivers 2021-05-12T13:37:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/va-offering-covid-vaccine-walk-ins.jpg?id=64856413&width=1200 VA offering COVID vaccine walk ins daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/sheep-dog-impact-assistance-deploys-to-florida-for-hurricane-michael-relief 2020-12-01T17:01:26+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64856415&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64856417&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/dav-job-fairs-patriot-boot-camp-help-veterans-succeed 2025-11-24T13:19:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/jobscareer.jpg?id=64855070&width=1200 DAV is hosting its next virtual job fair on Nov. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time. JOBSCAREER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/vfw-returns-to-its-birthplace-for-126th-national-convention 2025-08-11T12:12:07+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/vfwcover.jpg?id=64855184&width=1200 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Senior Vice Commander, Carol Whitmore and members of her staff paid a visit to Medical Readiness Command, Europe,on Jan. 16, 2025, to introduce themselves and talk shop. Whitmore will be installed as the first female national commander of the VFW during its 126th annual convention this week in Columbus, Ohio. VFWCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-notable-minority-purple-heart-recipients 2025-08-08T15:57:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/salutecover.jpg?id=64855182&width=1200 Purple Heart Day is observed annually on Aug. 7. SALUTECOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/oregon-to-award-campus-veteran-resource-center-grants 2025-08-08T15:49:19+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/the-oregon-department-of-veterans-affairs-is-accepting-applications-for-its-campus-veteran-resource-center-grant-program.jpg?id=64855174&width=1200 The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is accepting applications for its Campus Veteran Resource Center Grant Program. daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/killed-world-war-ii-pow-army-tech-strickland-accounted-for 2024-03-06T14:05:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/killed-as-world-war-ii-pow-army-technician-strickland-accounted-for.png?id=64866126&width=1200 U.S. Army Technician Fifth Grade Clifford H. Strickland, 25, of Fowler, Colorado Killed as World War II POW, Army Technician Strickland accounted for daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/coast-guard-vet-receives-medal-for-service-during-the-1950s 2022-06-13T15:12:02+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/medalcover.jpg?id=64856908&width=1200 Coast Guard veteran Rikio Izumi poses for a photo with Coast Guardsman from Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach after his National Defense Service Medal award ceremony on June 10, 2022, at San Pedro, California. Izumi was commenced for his from 1951 to 1953. MEDALCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/retirement-advice-from-a-navy-federal-credit-union-expert 2025-11-05T13:35:07+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/eye-on-veterans-podcast.jpg?id=64855069&width=1200 Eye on Veterans podcast daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/military-appreciation-month-us-vetean-profile-steve-suter 2024-05-14T12:12:16+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/coast-guard.jpg?id=64860952&width=1200 Coast Guard https://www.audacy.com/media-library/coast-guard.jpg?id=64860951&width=1200 Coast Guard https://www.audacy.com/media-library/steve-and-his-wife.jpg?id=64860949&width=1200 Steve and his wife daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/mark-your-calendars-for-a-capitol-fourth 2023-06-26T13:31:35+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fourthcover.jpg?id=64861008&width=1200 People fill the National Mall to watch the fireworks display during Independence Day celebrations on July 4, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) FOURTHCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/marine-veteran-charged-in-north-carolina-mass-shooting 2025-09-29T18:32:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/edgecover.jpg?id=64854949&width=1200 Singer Kellie Pickler (L) and retired Marine Sgt. Sean DeBevoise, (Ret.) arrive at the 2012 CMT Music awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. Edge is accused of killing three and injring eight in a mass shouting in Southport, N.C. on Sept. 27, 2025. EDGECOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/sean-spicer-confuses-pearl-harbor-anniversary-with-d-day 2022-12-09T23:07:27+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/sean-spicer.jpg?id=63948675&width=1200 Sean Spicer daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/fort-belvoir-enlisted-spouses-club-supports-coast-guard-families-during-government-shutdown 2020-11-19T05:47:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64860211&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64860212&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/operation-market-garden-veterans-retrace-steps-81-years-on 2025-09-30T12:19:27+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/marketcover.jpg?id=64854944&width=1200 U.S. Army World War II veteran Gene Metcalf visits one of his fallen comrades at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, the Netherlands, Sept. 20, 2025, during Operation Market Garden Commemoration Ceremonies. MARKETCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/reagan-legacy-foundation-brick-remembrance-program 2020-11-18T21:43:38+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bricks.jpg?id=64861903&width=1200 Bricks https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64861901&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/tuskegee-va-hospital-seeks-historic-landmark-status 2023-08-07T13:33:25+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/tuskegeecover.jpg?id=64861400&width=1200 The Tuskegee Campus, a century-old institution with significant historical and cultural value, is seeking National Historic Landmark status. TUSKEGEECOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/supervisor-navy-seal-accused-murder-faces-charges 2020-11-19T05:47:07+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64860205&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64860209&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/marine-corps-integrate-male-and-female-platoons-during-boot-camp-training 2020-11-19T06:21:08+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64860195&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64860206&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/dod-lifts-travel-restrictions-despite-covid-19-spike 2020-11-18T16:54:19+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bus-decontamination.jpg?id=64856336&width=1200 Bus Decontamination https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64856339&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/massachusetts-veterans-affairs-police-officer-saves-a-life 2021-08-10T12:50:26+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bedford.jpg?id=64860189&width=1200 Army veteran and VA Bedford police officer Anthony Harris BEDFORD daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/reagan-legacy-foundation-brick-remembrance-program 2020-11-18T21:43:38+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bricks.jpg?id=64861903&width=1200 Bricks https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64861901&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/debate-over-wounded-knee-medals-of-honor-continues 2020-12-29T15:38:26+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/battle-of-wounded-knee.jpg?id=64856860&width=1200 Battle of Wounded Knee daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/nebraska-program-seeks-to-help-pair-veterans-with-pets 2020-12-31T14:34:31+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/pet.jpg?id=64856864&width=1200 Pet daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/combating-ptsd-remove-the-stigma-and-seek-help 2021-07-01T16:17:11+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/combating-ptsd-remove-the-stigma-and-seek-help.jpg?id=64860181&width=1200 Chief Master Sgt. Brian Rozick, Fire Chief assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, talks PTSD, awareness, recognizing the signs and removing the stigma of seeking help. Combating PTSD: Remove the stigma and seek help daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/hockey-helps-veterans-active-duty-service-members-heal 2023-03-13T14:43:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/hockeycover.jpg?id=64866044&width=1200 Teams that participated in Navy Federal Credit Union’s Veterans Showcase Hockey Tournament Feb. 17, 2023, in Raleigh, North Carolina included the San Diego Patriots; the Central Florida Warriors; Fort Bragg’s Camp Patriot and San Antonio’s Cyber Gladiators. HOCKEYCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/education/how-veterans-working-at-umgc-serve-students 2024-06-25T12:39:17+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/servecover.jpg?id=64866256&width=1200 Veterans working at University of Maryland Global Campus serve students in a variety of ways. SERVECOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/army-2nd-lt-hamwey-a-20-havoc-bomber-accounted-for-wwii 2024-07-29T13:48:42+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/u-s-army-air-forces-2nd-lt-alfred-j-hamwey-24-of-jacksonville-florida.png?id=64866008&width=1200 U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Alfred J. Hamwey, 24, of Jacksonville, Florida U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Alfred J. Hamwey, 24, of Jacksonville, Florida https://www.audacy.com/media-library/army-2nd-lt-hamwey-a-20-havoc-bomber-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii.png?id=64866009&width=1200 Army 2nd Lt. Hamwey, A-20 Havoc bomber, accounted for from World War II daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/recruitmilitary-is-more-than-a-job-board 2024-07-29T13:21:43+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/recruitcover.jpg?id=64866000&width=1200 RecruitMilitary offers veterans an array of services as they transition from the military to the civilian workforce. RECRUITCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/watch-marine-veteran-stops-armed-robber-one-handed 2021-10-21T18:08:29+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-former-u-s-marine-met-by-an-armed-robber-in-arizona.png?id=63954903&width=1200 A former U.S. Marine met by an armed robber in Arizona. A former U.S. Marine met by an armed robber in Arizona. https://www.audacy.com/media-library/u-s-marine-veteran-met-by-an-armed-robber-in-arizona.png?id=64866054&width=1200 A former U.S. Marine met by an armed robber in Arizona. U.S. Marine veteran met by an armed robber in Arizona. daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/navy-extends-boot-camp-from-8-to-10-weeks 2022-01-12T16:31:59+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/boot.jpg?id=64870798&width=1200 The Navy has added two additional weeks to its boot camp. BOOT daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/whats-old-is-new-special-forces-trains-for-trench-warfare 2024-06-25T13:16:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/trench-warfare.png?id=64866258&width=1200 trench warfare daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/uss-west-virginia-sailor-accounted-for-from-pearl-harbor 2022-05-16T18:17:34+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/uss-west-virginia-sailor-accounted-for-from-pearl-harbor.png?id=64870787&width=1200 Navy Seaman 1st Class John R. Melton USS West Virginia sailor accounted for from Pearl Harbor daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/financial-peace-university-is-free-to-veterans 2023-11-08T19:55:43+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/debtfreecover.png?id=64873495&width=1200 U.S. Air Force veteran Valarie Tomme and her husband are debt free after completing a course through Financial Peace University. DEBTFREECOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/dod-us-will-continue-to-operate-in-south-china-sea 2021-08-06T15:14:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dod-u-s-will-continue-to-operate-in-south-china-sea-to-ensure-prosperity-for-all.jpg?id=64872913&width=1200 Arliegh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd transits the South China Sea, July 13, 2021. DoD: U.S. will continue to operate in South China Sea to ensure prosperity for all https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dod-u-s-will-continue-to-operate-in-south-china-sea-to-ensure-prosperity-for-all.jpg?id=64872916&width=1200 An MH-60R Seahawk assigned to the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 lands on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan while conducting operations in the South China Sea. DoD: U.S. will continue to operate in South China Sea to ensure prosperity for all daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/navy-aviation-ordnanceman-first-class-di-petta-accounted-for 2023-03-22T19:50:22+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/navy-aviation-ordnanceman-first-class-di-petta-accounted-for-from-wwii.png?id=64866046&width=1200 U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Anthony Di Petta Navy Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Di Petta accounted for from WWII daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/veteran-lawmakers-calling-for-trumps-removal-from-office 2021-01-08T16:36:49+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kinzinger-september-2020.jpg?id=64861567&width=1200 Kinzinger, September 2020 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/rep-crow.png?id=64861568&width=1200 Rep. Crow daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/construction-get-underway-national-coast-guard-museum-new-london-connecticut-2020 2020-11-19T00:23:11+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/coast-guard-museum-rendering.png?id=64872911&width=1200 Coast Guard Museum rendering https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.png?id=64872910&width=1200 daily