Health care staffing shortages at the Department of Veterans Affairs are on the rise, according to a new watchdog report. In the report, out Tuesday, the VA’s Office of Inspector General, or OIG, found Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 staffing shortages this fiscal year, which is a 50% increase from fiscal year 2024. Almost…
A Rosedale, MD, woman is hoping a company she paid thousands to for a used car will follow through with their promise. According to WMAR-2, earlier this year, Debra Godsey paid Vehicle Veterans $2,800 to help her find a reliable used car. Initially, she received photos, emails and texts from the company discussing potential vehicles….
U.S. veteran caught in ICE raid says he was tear-gassed and wrongly detained – CBS News Watch CBS News George Reyes, a U.S. Army veteran, says he was tear-gassed and detained during an ICE raid while on the way to work. Nidia Cavazos has the story. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for…
Veteran, TikTok star known as “Papa Jake” dies at 102 – CBS News Watch CBS News Jake Larson, a World War II veteran known for his TikTok videos sharing his stories from D-Day and other famous battles, has died at age 102, his granddaughter said. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking…
How a Marine veteran turned to a carousel to conquer his demons – CBS News Watch CBS News When retired Marine Cpl. Scott Harrison was stationed at U.S. Marine outpost Con Thien during the Vietnam War at the age of just 19, it was a music box sent by his sister that brought him hope…
Nederland, Colorado — During the height of the Vietnam War, being stationed at U.S. Marine outpost Con Thien was like a death sentence. “It just seemed like a matter of time for everybody,” retired Marine Cpl. Scott Harrison told CBS News. Harrison, then just 19 years old, says he got through those dark days, thanks…
Houston — The Army is written all over Wendy Smith’s Houston, Texas, home. Even her dog is named Sergeant. Smith was a mechanic in the Gulf War. During her service from 1989 to 1991, she says she was sexually assaulted. The aftermath included a turn to drugs and alcohol that resulted in her being forced…
Vietnam vets in their 80s who left high school early to serve finally get their diplomas – CBS News Watch CBS News Nearly four million U.S. high school students are graduating this year. Most are teenagers, but in Muscatine, Iowa, octogenarians are also receiving their diplomas. That’s because more than six decades ago, they left…
Muscatine, Iowa — When Dennis Snyder of Muscatine, Iowa, took his yearbook photos more than six decades ago, he thought he would be a member of the graduating class of 1963. “It’s hard to believe I was ever that young,” Snyder joked to CBS News. The summer before his junior year at Muscatine High School,…
Person to Person: Norah O’Donnell interviews Jon Stewart ahead of Warrior Games – CBS News Watch CBS News In this episode of “Person to Person with Norah O’Donnell,” O’Donnell sits down with comedian Jon Stewart before he hosts the Warrior Games to talk about advocating for 9/11 responders and America’s veterans. Also in this episode,…