Since 2001, the suicide rate among women veterans has risen dramatically — a trend that mirrors both the growing number of women serving in the military and the era of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

Kayla Williams is a 49-year-old Iraq combat veteran who’s received mental health therapy at a Veterans Affairs (VA) Vet Center. In 2023, when she discovered that her Vet Center therapist had resigned, ...

Veronica Bell served as a mail clerk in Iraq, where her convoy was attacked during a mission in Fallujah. She was awarded the Purple Heart after her Humvee was hit by an RPG, and she also received the ...

Air Force veteran Lindsay Gutierrez, one of about 280 people in the U.S. who are living double organ donors, is again helping ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The U.S. Army is the nation's oldest military branch. ABC7 talked to veterans in Chicago who say while much has changed since their time serving, there's more work to be done, ...

MVP has enrolled more than 1.09 million veterans and continues to grow, with a focus on women and other under-represented ...

WASHINGTON (WNDU) - There are more than 2 million women veterans in the United States. The Military Women’s Memorial is designed to honor all female veterans and active U.S. military members. It’s ...

After many years of being a small minority, the number of women in the military is continuing to grow across branches. This makes it more crucial than ever that women veterans have the tools they need ...

For centuries, women have fought and served for this country, but too often, their stories go untold. Now, the Military Women's Memorial is working to change that. The organization, which honors every ...

WASHINGTON — For 25 years, between 1951 and 1976, women service members were involuntarily separated from the military due to motherhood, leaving without separation benefits, counseling or assistance.

A longstanding barrier is being removed in a bid to improve access to critical health services across the VA system.