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Comedian Jon Stewart has blasted the general public’s lack of attendance at Memorial Day events this year, demanding to know “where are the American people?”

Comedian and TV host Jon Stewart on Friday pushed for more to be done to help America’s military veterans as they get reintegrated from serving the country.

Republican Hung Cao, a retired Navy captain running for Congress, is endorsing a fellow military veteran as the two work to unseat vulnerable Democrats in this year’s midterms in Virginia, Breitbart News has learned.

Boris Johnson has once again vowed that he might do something about the European Union exerting damaging control over Northern Ireland by changing his Brexit deal, after over a year of doing nothing.

Budd sent a letter to Pelosi urging her to stand up for veterans by requiring the VA acknowledge illnesses caused by burn pits.

President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has seemingly confirmed plans to siphon healthcare services away from American veterans treated at Veterans Affairs (VA) to illegal aliens arriving at the United States-Mexico border. 

A 94-year-old World War II-era veteran from New Jersey lost his home in a fire last month, but loving neighbors and a tidal wave of online donors from all over the country are working on getting him back on his feet.

Brandon Lewis, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, met with Paul Young and SAS hero Robin Horsfall, of the Northern Ireland Veterans Movement, on Wednesday, informing them the government was once again delaying legal immunity for veterans who served during the Troubles.

A U.S. nonprofit group, comprised of “mostly special operation veterans,” is conducting rescue and humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday claimed Republicans want “cancer for our veterans” while giving tax cuts to the rich.

A 100-year-old veteran went for a flight aboard a World War II trainer plane Saturday, thanks to an Arizona nonprofit.

An upstate New York Vietnam veteran, who enlisted at 17 years old, recently received his high school diploma at the age of 71, according to a report.

A New Jersey teen is gearing up to run an ultra-marathon next month to raise money for a nonprofit that supports veterans. 

Canadian Armed Forces veteran James Topp has begun a gruelling 2,700-mile march from Vancouver to Ottawa in support of the Freedom Convoy.

A Korean War-era veteran from Massachusetts recently fell and hit his head at the gym after his mask obstructed his vision.

A California nonprofit called Operation Surf helps veterans find solace through surfing in group settings with other veterans.

An organization called Homes for the Brave held a cornhole tournament Saturday and participants raised approximately $4,500 to go toward homeless veterans.

An 87-year-old Air Force veteran who has been living under a compromised roof received a new one free of charge on Friday. 

An MEP has called out the ‘brutal’ actions of police at lockdown protests in Europe, drawing comparisons to the old communist regimes.

The Blackley Estate in Manchester, England has been dubbed a “warzone” less “safe” than Afghanistan by a local veteran.

A Kentucky Veteran delivered thousand of presents to children impacted by the storms and tornadoes that ripped through America’s heartland.

New Jersey is set to pay approximately $53 million in settling claims its negligence contributed to the deaths of over 100 veterans in state-run homes amid the coronavirus pandemic, attorneys announced Thursday.

A refugee is set to stand trial next year for allegedly killing seven Americans, including five United States Marine Corps Veterans, in a crash that occurred in June 2019. 

 A Texas veteran was surprised with a $10,000 Home Depot gift card after her home was severely damaged during Winter Storm Uri in February. 

Veterans and victims have reacted with outrage and dismay after former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams featured in an allegedly “light-hearted” video singing a slogan associated with the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) terror organisation.

Army Sgt. First Class Alwyn Cashe was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Thursday, becoming the first black American service member to be awarded the honor since the Vietnam War.

Brittany Ramos DeBarros, a former Army captain and Democratic Socialist candidate in New York, stripped at an anti-war burlesque show wearing a uniform.

Best Defense Foundation took over 60 World War II veterans back to Pearl Harbor to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the December 7, 1941 attack.

An anonymous donor gifted an undisclosed sum to Soldiers’ Angels to help Tampa Bay area military and veteran families this holiday season. 

Gary Sinise ensured 78 veterans living at the Victory Park apartment complex received a Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, the Lincoln Journal Star reports. Veterans ranged from the age of 22-74 and served in several different conflicts and wars.

Kroger grocery stores and Alpha Omega Veterans Services partnered to provide gift cards to Memphis-area veterans ahead of Thanksgiving for the fifth straight year.

Richard Casper, co-founder of CreatiVets and a retired Marine Corps veteran, told Breitbart News how his organization helps wounded servicemembers heal the wounds of war through art and music.

The “Glorious Dead” of the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth were honoured at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday without the Queen, who is suffering from an injury.

The city of Austin’s refusal to allow a Veterans Day parade should remind us that patriotism must be taught. Our nation will always need valiant soldiers, and paying our debt to the past is our best investment for a secure future.

Across Southern New England, citizens plan to honor the nation’s veterans with parades and ceremonies for Veterans Day.

Ben “Grizzy” Griswold died before I could interview him. I was put in touch with him in late 2020 by the HunterSeven Foundation (H7F), a non-profit that works tirelessly to save veterans exposed to toxic substances while serving in the military.