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Britain’s Oldest Man at 112 Years Has Great Memory (Video)
Britain's oldest man, thought to be one of three surviving UK World War I veterans, is celebrating his 112th birthday. He has a great...
WWII Vets Finally Get to See the Memorial Built in Their Honor
They last donned uniforms nearly 70 years ago, but thanks to volunteers and donations to the Honor Flight network, World War II veterans finally...
Casino Mogul Hosts Wounded Soldiers in Vegas
40 wounded soldiers from veterans hospitals in Washington flew in a private jet to Las Vegas over the weekend for an all-expenses-paid getaway, thanks...
Non-Profit Teach for America Sees Big Growth
Teach For America announced this week a record number of incoming recruits for fall placement in low-income schools across the country. 3,700 new teachers...
Man Spreads Bubbles and Cheer From City Window
Charles the “Bubble Man” sits in his second-story window blowing soap bubbles to the New York street below. "The miles of smiles from the...
Amputee Vets Get to Race BMWs for Fun (Video)
Giving injured Marines the chance to drive, and drive really fast is the goal of the Semper Fi Fund which is helping to...
First Sioux Soldier Given Nation’s Highest Honor
It's taken nearly 60 years for Master Sergeant Woodrow Wilson Keeble to become the first Sioux-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor, the...
Volvo Unveils Sixth Annual Hometown Hero Award Winners
Volvo yesterday announced the top three winning heroes in the 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards: After a tragic farm accident involving her son,...
Homeless Memorial Service Encourages Hope
"Believing it’s important to bring awareness to the homeless plight, especially the homeless veterans, the Luzerne County Homeless Coalition held its second annual Homeless...
Maine Letter Carrier Named ‘Hero of the Year’ for Rescuing Elderly Apartment Fire Victim
A Maine letter carrier who pulled an elderly woman in flames from her burning apartment building along his postal route, then alerted other residents...
Sailor Honored for Boosting Morale
A Florida Naval Reservist, who left his position as an attorney to serve a seven-month tour of duty in Iraq, is being honored for...
Visiting Battlefields and WWII Memorial Brings Closure to Elderly Vets
The Greatest Generations Foundation, established in 2004, has so far helped more than 100 World War II veterans return to Europe to battle sites...
World War II Heros Meet for Last Time (Video)
America's 1.8 million World War II veterans, now in their 80's and 90's, are dying at the rate of 1,500 a day, but 150,000...
Wiccans Win a Place in U.S. Military
The Bush administration will allow Wiccans to choose the pentacle, the symbol of their faith, for inscription on government-issued memorial markers for deceased veterans,...
House Passes Plan to Negotiate for Lower Drug Prices
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that would allow the federal government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies in order to...
DNA Clears Man After 25 Years in Prison
A decorated Vietnam veteran accepted the apology of a Texas judge after he was wrongly jailed for 25 years and released when new DNA...
9-11 Special: Healing the Soldiers’ Wounds
Thousands of U.S. veterans have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan maimed and disfigured, their lives forever changed. The National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped...
Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change
The Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems."
The five winners of...
Homeless Alcoholics Receive a Permanent Place to Live, and Drink
This is a fascinating story about Seattle's solution for the homeless -- and hopeless -- drunks living on the streets: House them. Care for...
3.8 million Acres of California Ocean Floor Protected
The Nature Conservancy announced this week the purchase of six trawling permits and four trawling vessels from commercial fishermen in Morro Bay as part...