Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, who chairs the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, confronted Peake about the problem in a letter recently after receiving a complaint from a widow. In response, Peake ...

More than 95% of eligible widowed spouses of veterans opt not to remarry to avoid losing their dependency compensation.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Every morning, Ken Cressman makes a cup of sweet tea for his 98-year-old mother, Joan—her favorite drink and a small gesture in a long journey that began when he moved her from ...

An Oceanside man pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing thousands of dollars in benefits intended for the widow of a military veteran. Michael Vanden Brink, 57, admitted that after the widow’s death in ...

WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – A bipartisan defense bill moving through Congress includes benefits that thousands of military families have been waiting for. The bill means more than 65,000 surviving military ...

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – A federal bill could mean some changes coming for veterans and their families. This bill would allow for more money for military personal harmed in the line of duty. A new federal ...

Perseverance and persuasion are just two of the key elements that Kathy Prout embraced after her husband, Rear Admiral James G. (Jay) Prout III, the Commander of the USS Carl […] ...

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its ninth day and counting, its ripple effect is being felt across the nation. And it’s starting to hit veterans and their families. After her husband ...