Homeless veterans, mentally disabled or traumatized as a result of their service, and their advocates waged a long legal battle to force the Department of Veterans Affairs […]
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W.Va. businesses thank military, veterans with free services
MORGANTOWN — What would it be like to miss your child’s first birthday, their first steps or their high school graduation? What if you could not talk […]
Two WVU student veterans cite 9/11 as touchstone in military, educational careers
WVU Today As the world watched the Twin Towers fall on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans everywhere questioned what would come next. Jonathan McGee, now a senior at […]
Returning vets find purpose in emergency management
CHARLESTON — West Virginia has a long history of men and women who answer the call of duty to serve in the nation’s armed forces. Some who […]
Memorial ride honors vets, helps students
MORGANTOWN — The 8th Annual PFC Andrew Martin “Bo” Harper Memorial Ride is set for Aug. 14 in and around Morgantown. Registration will be from 9-11 a.m. […]
Locals form REAL Hope to assist with housing, financial hardships
MORGANTOWN — When Jennifer Rebar was in need of hope and help, an unexpected friend was there to help — her real estate agent. “It was just […]
‘It’s everything to us’: Elks, Vietnam vets honor American flag on its day
Just as member Vickie Trickett was going into the history of how Betsy Ross was enlisted to stitch the American flag, the hailstones began pelting the roof […]
How VA illegally denied health care
by Dana Montalto A veteran with a fever and hacking cough that suggest a possible coronavirus infection tries to make a doctor’s appointment, only to be turned […]
‘Those we honor today were brave when it counted most’
MORGANTOWN — It would have been easy, VFW Post 548 Commander Jeremy Allio said, to make excuses — to relent to the hassles of a seemingly endless […]
Ways we observe Memorial Day
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial is adapted from one that originally ran on May 26, 2020. Some still can’t observe Memorial Day the way they usually would, as […]
