https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/military-working-dog-retires-after-over-8-years-of-service 2023-03-07T17:48:28+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/military-working-dog-retires-after-over-eight-years-of-service.png?id=64859065&width=1200 A retirement ceremony for Morgen, a military working dog with more than eight years of service, was held Feb. 24 at the 88th Security Forces facility on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Military working dog retires after over eight years of service https://www.audacy.com/media-library/military-working-dog-retires-after-over-eight-years-of-service.png?id=64859058&width=1200 A retirement ceremony for Morgen, a military working dog. Military working dog retires after over eight years of service daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/va-delays-march-launch-of-new-electronic-health-record 2020-11-18T20:10:04+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/veteranrecords.jpg?id=64871558&width=1200 VeteranRecords https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64871563&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/biden-fy2025-budget-seeks-10-percent-increase-veterans-affairs 2024-03-12T12:46:32+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/budgetcover.jpg?id=64856193&width=1200 President Joe Biden has proposed a 10% increase in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs in his FY2025 budget proposal, released on March 11. The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Feb. 11, 2024, in Washington, DC. BUDGETCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/marine-corps-capt-forrester-killed-in-vietnam-accounted-for 2023-12-29T16:44:49+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/marine-corps-capt-forrester-lost-during-vietnam-war-accounted-for.png?id=64856180&width=1200 U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ronald W. Forrester Marine Corps Capt. Forrester, lost during Vietnam War, accounted for daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/soldiers-weigh-in-on-armys-diversity-and-inclusion-efforts 2021-02-23T14:52:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/soldiers-weigh-in-on-armys-diversity-and-inclusion-efforts.jpg?id=64860740&width=1200 Soldiers participate in equal opportunity training at Fort Eustis, Virginia. The 60-hour course is designed to prepare soldiers to be equal opportunity advisers in their respective units. Soldiers weigh in on Army’s Diversity and Inclusion efforts daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/soldier-turned-nazi-and-wannabe-terrorist-sentenced 2023-03-07T16:32:14+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/o9a.png?id=64859062&width=1200 O9A daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/connecting-vets-podcast-partners-back-brief-vetstory 2020-11-18T20:23:41+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64872621&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/kittle-cleats-up-for-taps 2020-12-30T17:02:15+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cleats.jpg?id=64859840&width=1200 Cleats daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/37-dod-cases-of-covid-19 2020-11-18T19:28:40+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/covid-19.jpg?id=64872627&width=1200 COVID-19 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64872625&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/army-infantryman-afghan-policeman-a-shared-loss-of-naivety 2021-04-14T16:51:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/why-are-you-leaving-now-a-rookie-afghan-policeman-a-combat-veteran-and-a-shared-loss-of-naivety.jpg?id=64860729&width=1200 Corbin Chesley, back row, far left, poses with his squad in Afghanistan 'Why Are You Leaving Now?'—a rookie Afghan policeman, a combat veteran, and a shared loss of naivety https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mountainweb-876be9f4-99f8-4ef1-9c31-4dfd9f0aef0a.jpg?id=64860718&width=1200 The author stands guard in Afghanistan Mountainweb 876be9f4 99f8 4ef1 9c31 4dfd9f0aef0a daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/gold-star-peak-inc-remembers-fallen 2020-12-01T16:36:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64860669&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64860660&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/world-war-ii-veteran-leaves-legacy-of-family-heroism 2023-06-12T13:56:10+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/world-war-ii-veteran-leaves-legacy-of-family-heroism.jpg?id=64855926&width=1200 A recent photo of Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Chandler Caldwell sits next to a historic photo of him during his service in the U.S. Army. World War II veteran leaves legacy of family, heroism daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/army-quantum-lab-to-develop-disruptive-new-technologies 2023-07-12T18:03:30+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/quantum-computing.png?id=64860657&width=1200 Quantum computing daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/usd2-million-grants-michigan-nonprofits-veteran-homelessness 2024-03-13T13:31:58+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/2-million-in-state-grants-will-be-given-to-13-nonprofit-organizations-that-support-homeless-veterans-and-their-families-across.jpg?id=64874547&width=1200 $2 million in state grants will be given to 13 nonprofit organizations that support homeless veterans and their families across Michigan. daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/get-help/mental-health/raven-drum-foundation-uses-drums-to-promote-healing 2023-09-19T13:54:33+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/rdfcover.jpg?id=64874039&width=1200 Mountain Rhythm Reset will bring together a select group of legendary musicians, innovative change-makers, leading business and health visionaries, and decorated military veterans to inspire personal healing and community impact in Jackson Hole, Wyoming from Sept. 21-23, 2023. RDFCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/get-help/mental-health/americas-warrior-partnership-helps-vets-overcome-challenges 2023-10-11T13:30:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/awpcover.jpg?id=64874079&width=1200 U.S. Air Force veteran Jim Lorraine, left, served as a combat nurse for 22 years. Following his retirement from the military, he began America’s Warrior Partnership. Lorraine is pictured with Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf. AWPCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/senator-mike-enzi-objects-to-blue-water-navy-bill-hr-299-cant-justify-paying-for-vietnam 2020-12-01T16:40:44+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64860672&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64860664&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/navy-seals-train-with-colombian-military 2023-09-19T16:49:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/navy-seals.png?id=64874045&width=1200 Navy SEALs daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/alaska-soldier-charged-with-the-murder-of-his-wife 2023-08-23T12:35:04+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/alaska.png?id=64862760&width=1200 Alaska daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/dod-ig-says-three-military-hospitals-overprescribed-opioids 2020-11-18T20:48:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/ocycodone.jpg?id=64874069&width=1200 Ocycodone 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https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/while-world-watches-covid-whats-happening-in-afghanistan 2020-11-18T17:21:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/afghanistan-2017.jpg?id=64858861&width=1200 Afghanistan, 2017 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64858862&width=1200 daily 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 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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