LAHARPE — Vietnam veterans will be honored with a celebration at 6 p.m. March 27 at the Willis J. Ross Veterans of Foreign Wars post in LaHarpe. Dinner will be served and a pinning ceremony…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Officials in Kansas’ judicial system want to establish more special courts aimed at keeping veterans with behavioral, mental health or substance abuse issues out of prison. But they are pursing the…

“I couldn’t get it out of my head,” remarked Silverio Garcia at the prospect of transforming the old Elsmore school into a therapy resort for veterans. Not long ago, he found himself watching the sun…

HONOLULU (AP) — Navy sailor Mickey Ganitch was getting ready to play in a Pearl Harbor football game as the sun came up on Dec. 7, 1941. Instead, he spent the morning — still wearing…

Bill Brecheisen’s memory has faded, but only slightly, from his stint in World War II. He recounts with stunning clarity his 503 days on the front lines, from the invasions and eventual liberation of Sicily…

Kyle Griffeth doesn’t remember the names of all the combat outposts he was stationed at in Afghanistan, but he can’t forget the Tangi Valley. Tangi Valley “was the worst,” said Griffeth. “I was there for…

The Korean War, which opened a year ago today, has cost the lies of three men from this immediate vicinity and many others have been wounded  on its battlefield. Among those involved were Col. Robert…

TOPEKA — The bipartisan duo of U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran of Kansas and Jon Tester of Montana celebrated signing of legislation they introduced to curtail suicide among veterans by more aggressively connecting them with mental…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A lawsuit against a Veterans Affairs hospital in Kansas where a former physician assistant molested countless patients involves “the largest sexual abuse scandal in the history of the VA,” a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran says his top issues as he prepares to become chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee are suicide prevention and ensuring that veterans get the care they deserve…