The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas will open its doors to the public Saturday with a free event featuring live performances, food vendors and speeches from Medal of Honor recipients.

When torpedoes struck his battleship, Neil Frye was just 20 years old — a country boy halfway around the world from his tiny hometown of Vass, N.C., caught off-guard on an infamous day.

In this episode of the BLUF, host Sarah Kallassy reviews common reasons VA Home Loans are denied and how to address these causes. The episode also takes a look at what’s going on with the VA Health and Benefits Mobile App.

Most of the fired workers, including thousands from the Department of Veterans Affairs, are being reinstated and then placed on paid administrative leave as President Donald Trump’s administration appeals dual court rulings in Maryland and California.

A page on the Defense Department’s website celebrating Pfc. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six Marines photographed hoisting a U.S. flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, was among several that were recently taken down amid the Trump administration’s wide-ranging crackdown on what it says are “diversity, equity and inclusion” efforts in the federal government.

Veterans seeking transgender-related medical treatments “will have to do so on their own dime,” Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said Monday, as he announced an end to health coverage for gender dysphoria.

Freedom Dogs, a nonprofit base in Oceanside, Calif., has been helping service members who are being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and other physical impairments, with trained service dogs.

Veterans waved American flags and speakers rallied support for the 30,000 federal workers fired by the Trump administration. Some speakers represented self-described progressive groups, but many veterans who attended said their participation had nothing to do with political affiliation.

A conversation between Army veteran Belle Crause and country music artist Coffey Anderson inspired the making of “You Can’t Spell Hero Without Her,” a song dedicated to recognizing the contributions of women serving in the military.

Judge William Alsup found the Office of Personnel Management lacked the authority to direct six federal agencies, including the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense, to fire their new employees. He ordered that any future terminations must be conducted by the agencies themselves.