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A 93-Year-old Veteran Whittling Walking Sticks Has Raised $16,000 For Food Pantry

When the going gets tough, the tough keep going, or at least that’s what you do when you’re a 93-year-old retired Air Force Colonel—and...

11-Year-old Artist is Spreading Kindness Making Flags of Gratitude for Veterans and Health Workers – LOOK

Morris Township is your typical New Jersey town: There’s a fire department and a police department; there's a medical center, and fun stores, and...

Tweet Your Thanks to a Veteran Today and $25 Goes to Paying Off Their Mortgage – And They’re Being Surprised LIVE

Together, we can pay off the debt of those we're forever indebted to. Today is Veterans Day, and on November 11, every time a person...

98-Year-old D-Day Veteran Recreates Photo With Belgian Boy Who Befriended Him During WWII

A 98-year-old D-Day veteran has recreated a photo taken with a Belgian boy whose family took him in 76 years ago. George ‘Bunny’ Avery was...

Gold Star Families and Military Veterans Now Get Free Entrance to Any National Park This Veteran’s Day—and Beyond

From next week, US veterans and the immediate family members of fallen service members will get to visit the nation's most iconic wonders—its national...

70-Year-Old Veteran Battling Cancer Hailed as an ‘Angel’ After He Charged into Burning Home to Save Neighbors

Despite battling cancer, 70-year-old veteran Marshall Helm did not hesitate to charge into his neighbor's home earlier this week.

Missing His Hugs, Quarantined Kids Honor the Veteran Who Spent Thousands of Hours Mentoring Them in School

Over the last decade ‘Grandpa Ron’, as the students call him, has volunteered thousands of hours every year to be with local school children—but...

This Veteran is Helping Fellow Vets Transition to Civilian Life Through Video Gaming

One medically retired veteran of the U.S. Army is helping recreate the brother and sisterhood people often find in the service through his YouTube...

Envía un Saludo de Cumpleaños al Veterano de la Segunda Guerra Mundial más Anciano de los USA

El 12 de septiembre, Lawrence Brooks— el más anciano sobreviviente de la segunda guerra mundial en EEUU -- cumplirá 111. Celebra su cumpleaños enviándole una carta.

World War II Veteran To Get Final Wish: Themed Casket to Match His Passion For Handing Out Juicy Fruit Gum

When 94-year-old Suttie Economy is packed off for the sweet hereafter, his exit strategy is going to be a little sweeter than most. That’s...

Nonprofit Flips Abandoned Prison into Sustainable Farm With the Help of At-Risk Youth and Jobless Veterans

On the grounds of an abandoned and decommissioned prison in North Carolina, vegetables are being tended by hands that, if not for the opportunity...

Since Leaving the KKK, This Veteran Now Spends His Time Volunteering for Anti-Hate Mission

After Chris Buckley found compassion among Blacks and Muslims he once despised, he left the Ku Klux Klan to join the anti-hate nonprofit Parents 4 Peace.

When Struggling Restaurant Tried to Sell Bourbon for $20K, Anonymous Veteran Buys It for Twice the Price

The man insisted on paying $40,000 to the restauranteurs so they could continue to pay their employees throughout the COVID-19 shutdowns.

99-Year-Old WWII Veteran Raises $3.3 Million for Hospital Workers Simply By Walking Laps of His Garden

The English senior originally hoped to raise £1,000 for healthcare workers by walking 100 laps around his garden before his 100th birthday.

This 104-Year-old Veteran Who Never Before Celebrated Valentine’s Day Gets 70,000 Love Letters

Even when his wife of 42 years was alive, William White says they never celebrated Valentine's Day—so imagine his delight over this deluge of well wishes.

Hundreds of Americans Become Foster Families to Ailing Senior Veterans, Opening Up Their Hearths and Homes

Rather than sending elderly veterans into a nursing home, the VA has been pairing vets with average American families—and the results have been magical.

Man is Using Old Christmas Trees to Make Stylish Wooden Canes for His Fellow Veterans

Not only does it keep the Christmas trees out of a landfill, it also helps provide sturdy, reliable hand-crafted canes for veterans around the world.

Blind, Deaf Dog Inspires Man to Pair Dozens of Recovering Veterans With Hard-to-Adopt Shelter Pups

Not only does the initiative help free up shelter space, it also brings loving companionship to at-risk pups and lonely veterans suffering from PTSD.

Veteran Goes From Janitor to Physicist After Teaching Himself Trigonometry Using Only Youtube Videos

Despite suffering from PTSD and a lack of education, Joshua Carroll has fulfilled his dream of becoming a physicist—and it's all thanks to watching Youtube.

American Woman Just Became First Paralyzed Veteran to Complete a Marathon Using a Robotic Exoskeleton

Retired Army Sergeant Theresa Vereline became the first paralyzed American to finish the NYC marathon, and first veteran to complete it with an exoskeleton.