Feb. 12 (UPI) --A civilian U.S. military expert praises what he says is the United States making incremental progress in increasing veterans' access to healthcare. Patrick Murphy, the 32nd U.S. Army ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to expand eligibility for Agent Orange disability benefits to Vietnam-era veterans who served at 129 locations in the U.S. during specific time frames, as well ...

It killed heavy vegetation during the Vietnam War and it left hundreds of thousands of veterans and Vietnam civilians with a lifetime of illness and eventual death. Now, a proposed rule change could ...

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Steven Price joined the Army in the 1980s, around the time when the Reagan administration made combating leftist forces in Central America a priority. Price, who trained as a radio operator, remembers ...

During the Gulf War, Pat Abeyta, a former Army welder and mechanic, was among those sent to work the massive pits where rubber, wood, plastics and other trash was burned, sending toxic substances into ...

A rendering depicts the proposed memorial honoring Vietnam veterans who died or were affected by exposure to Agent Orange. (Courtesy of the Utah Agent Orange Veterans Foundation) Stories involving ...

People who served where Agent Orange was used and have health conditions caused by exposure to it may qualify. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

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