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California couple charged with hate crime after Black Navy veteran killed

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Rihanna visits homeless veterans, donates clothes and food

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Lawrence Brooks, oldest U.S. veteran of WWII, dead at 112

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Black Civil War veterans honored with new Virginia memorial

Black veterans of the Civil War have a new memorial in their honor in Virginia and it was made possible with the help of descendants.
/ November 8, 2021

Vets return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases

Americans will be able to pay tribute to fallen troops in ways that were impossible last year when virus restrictions were in effect.
/ May 30, 2021

Veterans of color push for voting rights, demilitarizing police departments

Veterans of color are pushing for elected officials to move on voting rights and demilitarizing police departments across the country.
/ April 13, 2021

Black veterans group demands the VA to release racial data

The requests come weeks after a report detailing how Black VA employees are disproportionately fired from national positions.
/ February 23, 2021

Extremists planned Capitol siege, used radio to track lawmakers: FBI

Three members of Oath Keepers, all U.S. veterans, allegedly used radio to update each other on the location of lawmakers at the Capitol.
/ January 23, 2021
Oldest WWII veteran Lawrence Brooks

Oldest U.S. WWII Veteran, Lawrence Brooks, turns 111

Brooks prides his services in the military even though Black soldiers fought issues such as discrimination and hostility at home.
/ September 12, 2020

U.S. Army has yet to officially honor murdered Black ROTC student

The U.S. Army has yet to officially recognize Richard Collins III as a second lieutenant after he was stabbed to death by a white supremacist in 2017.
/ June 13, 2019