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Two charity groups have come together in Etna, Ohio, to give a disabled United States Marine Corps veteran and his family a place to call home.

A World War II veteran about to turn 100 years old in June has made it his quest to walk 100 miles to raise money for those suffering financially from the coronavirus pandemic.

An Ohio veteran is having an extra celebration this Memorial Day weekend as he will finally be graduating from high school at the age of 91.

An Indiana man who served during World War II as an air force mechanic and survived the attacks on Pearl Harbor has recovered from the coronavirus at age 98.

A wounded Air Force veteran from Fort Mill, North Carolina, received a payment-free vehicle on April 28, thanks to a collaboration among several organizations, including Wells Fargo, the Military Warriors Support Foundation, and Felix Sabates Lincoln.

A 100-year-old World War II veteran had planned to celebrate his birthday with a party, but when coronavirus altered his plans, the community stepped in to help.

A California community is coming together to help a 71-year-old veteran who recently lost his home in a fire.

Neighbors in Pearl River, New York, recently gave a beloved World War II veteran a birthday surprise he will never forget.

A 91-year-old Indiana veteran was released from the hospital after beating a case of the coronavirus.

A World War II veteran in Doncaster, England, was honored by healthcare workers on Friday after winning his battle with the coronavirus.

While the world outside is grim, 97-year-old veteran “Chuck” of Milwaukee lifted spirits around the country with a dance number that has gone viral.

The U.S. Navy commissioned a warship to honor World War II hero, Hershel “Woody” Williams, in Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday. 

An 89-year-old who served in the Korean War arrived home Friday to a renovated and clean house after it had fallen into a state of disarray.

More than 100 people attended a funeral for an unclaimed veteran in Dandridge, Tennessee, on Saturday.

President Donald Trump recognized a World War II veteran at the beginning of his “Keep America Great” campaign rally in Phoenix, AZ, on Wednesday, taking place at the same time as the evening’s Democrat debate in Las Vegas, NV.

Retired Marine Corps Cpl. Don Whipple, 94, is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump at his Colorado Springs, Colorado, rally on Thursday evening.

A U.S. Army veteran in Irvine, California, received a special gift from two men after his unique wedding ring went missing in June 2019. 

The first pilot to break the sound barrier, Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager, was born on this day in 1923, in Myra, West Virginia.

A senior who exercises wearing overalls was named Member of the Month at his gym in Semmes, Alabama, January 13.

A 104-year-old U.S. Marine veteran in Stockton, California, is getting lots of love this week thanks to people all over the world. 

A veteran and his family in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, finally have a place to call their own thanks to a non-profit’s generous gift. 

A little girl got the sweetest surprise recently when she went to see the Harlem Globetrotters play in Memphis, Tennessee. 

A Monroe, Louisiana, Army veteran made it his mission to help a fellow veteran who had been homeless for years— and succeeded.

An Air Force veteran who appeared on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow this week fell to the floor in shock after learning that his Rolex he purchased nearly 50 years ago was worth $700,000.

An anonymous donor gifted a $500,000 home in Santa Clarita, California, to a military family in need through a local veterans’ organization.

A disabled U.S. Navy veteran recently received an unexpected gift after a contractor reportedly failed to asphalt his driveway correctly in December. 

A 104-year-old WWII veteran is hoping you will be his valentine, as he wishes to receive a lot of Valentine’s Day cards for his collection.

An Air Force veteran recently celebrated his 90th birthday by skydiving with his daughter over California’s Lake Elsinore. 

A Hackettstown, New Jersey, police officer and military veteran received a patriotic surprise dog house for his K9 companion on Friday.

A 62-year-old handyman and Navy veteran got a new set of pearly whites for Christmas thanks to the small town Idaho community that supported him.

A World War II veteran from California fell on some pretty hard times when scammers took away $10,000 that he meant to put towards retirement, until a couple of strangers got together to gift him enough money to cover what he lost.

A Kentucky community came together to help a Marine veteran in need by raising enough money to help her purchase a vehicle.

A gift from an anonymous donor in Wayne, Oklahoma, is helping turn a local veteran’s bad experience into a positive one.

A Navy veteran received an early Christmas gift this year after a few sponsors at a recent Charlotte Checkers hockey game teamed up to present her with a car on Friday night.

A military veteran in Kalamazoo, Michigan, foiled a mass shooting Saturday morning by tackling the alleged gunman to the ground. 

A secret Santa in Rigby, Idaho, is making the holidays a little easier this year for a widow and her teenage grandson.