War Veterans

Three Iraq Veterans Become Citizens
A citizenship ceremony took place Monday granting citizenship to three soldiers who were injured in Iraq.

The Vanishing Breed
Over 1,300 veterans of World War II disappear each month. The "Greatest Generation" is quickly slipping into the past and becoming a vestige of memory. On this July 4th, the public has an opportunity once again to shake their hands and remember the extraordinary contributions of the Vets.

Veterans Warned of Possible Exposure to Viruses
Veterans who underwent prostate biopsies at VA hospitals may have been exposed to deadly viruses, and the government is warning them that they should have blood testing performed as a precaution.

German Veteran, 90, Jailed for Nazi War Crimes
Former lieutenant found guilty of ordering execution of Italian villagers during second world war

Henry Allingham
Obituary: First world war veteran and world's oldest man

Veteran of Jutland and Ypres Never Forgot Fallen Comrades
Max Arthur: Anyone who met Henry Allingham would have been moved by his vitality and his mischievous sense of humor

Old Soldier Who Was 'truly a Gentleman'
Tributes pour in for first world war veteran and puckish raconteur Henry Allingham, who has died aged 113

Mau Mau Veterans Lodge Compensation Claim Against Uk
Five Kenyans to present letter to No 10 calling for full inquiry into their claims of rape, castration and beatings during 1950s

UK War Veteran Becomes Oldest Man in the World at 113
Death of Japanese titleholder puts Britain's Henry Allingham into the record books

Spain Remembers: War Veterans Honoured
Seven volunteers from the 1938 Spanish civil war receive Spanish passports as thanks

Old Soldiers Return for Their Final D-day
Veterans gather at Normandy to hear President Obama while others remember traumas time never healed

Gurkha Campaigner Joanna Lumley 'optimistic' About Uk Settlement U-turn
Actor meets Gordon Brown ahead of expected announcement allowing Gurkha veterans to settle in the UK

Gurkhas to Get Right to Settle in the Uk
Jacqui Smith to announce rules allowing veterans who have served at least four years to stay

Deal Reached on Gurkhas' Right to Settle in Uk
Move follows high court ruling against refusal to give settlement rights to veterans

Remembrance Sunday 90 Years On, New Veterans Keep Coming
The Great War generation has almost gone, but there are plenty more to take their place

Soldiering on at 110: Belgium Honours Veteran of Western Front
Harry Patch is welcomed as a representative of the troops who came to help Belgium in its hour of need

Veterans Find They Are Eligible for VA Loans
Veterans qualify for these no money down

Robert Mugabe Claims Zimbabwe War Veterans Would Overthrow Mdc
Robert Mugabe warns of reprized bush war should he be defeated in run-off as world leaders call for end to intimidation

Murdered: the War Veteran Who Stood Up to Mugabe
Weeks after being interviewed by The Observer, Gibson Nyandoro became Zimbabwe's latest victim of political 'cleansing'

Business Loans for Veterans and their Spouses
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has launched a new loan program for military service members, veterans and their spouses which can be used to establish or expand a small business.

Luftwaffe Pilot Apologises for 1942 Bombing
German veteran attends remembrance service in Bath, which was bombed in the Baedecker raids

For War Veterans, Hopes of a Second Liberation
Members of former liberation movement turned against their leader as Zimbabwe descended into disaster

John Mccain, Veteran War Hero: Yes. But a Descendant of Robert the Bruce? Baloney
McCain's claimed ancestral link to Robert the Bruce described by historian as 'wonderful fiction'

Kosovo Police Injured in Serb Protest
Ten Kosovo police officers injured when Serb war veterans threw stones and bottles during a protest at a border crossing

McCain Makes Last Appeal to South Carolina Veterans
Former Vietnam fighter pilot takes to aircraft carrier in battle to win Republican primary

Veteran Mccain Becomes Tomorrow's Man
While other candidates run from their Washington connections, John McCain is unafraid about having friends in high places - or admitting he has been around a very long time

Veteran Subsidized Loans: The Wartime And Peacetime Issue
Veteran Loans and other military loans have different requirements for approval, get to know all of them before applying!

Iraq Veterans Suffer Stress and Alcoholism
Long tours in combat zones linked to serious mental problems, study finds.

Franchise Discounts: Straight from the veteran's mouth
Are you a veteran? Do you want to open your own business? Read this article for valuable information on opening your very own franchise.

Franchise Discounts for Military Veterans
Information for veterans interested in opening a franchised business.

Iraq Veteran Wins Blog Prize As Us Military Cuts Web Access
Literary award for former soldier's online dispatches - Critics brand Pentagon's new rules 'self-defeating'

Pressure on Bush to Help Military Families Fighting on Two Fronts
Work and family strains add to stress of war zone - Veterans demand more legislative protection

Gurkhas Hope Film Will Aid Their Pensions Battle
Thousands of Gurkha veterans hope an Oscar-nominated film which helped to change French law to provide proper pensions to Algerian troops who fought in the second world war will have a similar effect on the British government.

Japanese Veteran Admits Vivisection Tests on Pows
Japan has again been forced to confront its wartime conduct after a former doctor in the country's imperial navy admitted he had conducted experiments on Filipino prisoners during the second world war.

From Blackhawk to Ballot Box - Veterans Go to War Again
Iraq veteran Tammy Duckworth fights midterm battle in Illinois.

They Fought for Britain. In Return They Were Given £10
Scandal of the African Second World War veterans who are now living in poverty.

Study Likens Veterans of Vietnam to Those in Iraq
Nearly a fifth of US veterans of the Vietnam war suffered post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point after the war ended in 1975.

Seven in Every 10 Us War Veterans Are Losing Battle Against the Bulge
They fought for their country with pride; now more than five million military veterans in the US are waging another battle - against expanding waistlines.

'Lost' Japanese Veteran Returns From Ukraine
Today Ishinosuke Uwano will return to the country he left behind more than 60 years ago, to be reunited with relatives who until last year were convinced he was dead.

The Fake Escape
Hollywood's version of one of the most famous war stories ever was "a load of rubbish", a veteran who was there tells Luke Harding.

Veterans Called Upon to Serve Again
There are 10 veterans of the 'war on terror' in Iraq and Afghanistan up for election in November's congressional elections, and all but one of them is running as a Democrat.

Pat Tillman Memorial Day and Veterans
Pat Tillman died. The military lied. But support our troops we must, at any cost. For this Memorial Day weekend is all about remembering the dead, even when the truth sucks.

Italy Loses Last Veteran of Great War
Italy's last surviving veteran of the first world war, Carlo Orelli, has died aged 110.

Police Raze War Veterans' Farms As Fresh Land Evictions Rock Zimbabwe
President Mugabe's Zanu-PF party accused of cronyism after invasion of settlements.

How D-day Veteran Hitched a Lift With a President
Getting on the wrong bus usually spells disaster, but for one second world war veteran on Sunday it led to the ride of a lifetime. Keith Coleman, a former RAF gunner from New Zealand, had been hoping the coach he jumped on after the main international D-day ceremony in Arromanches would...

D-day Veterans Pass Torch Into Hands of History
Jonathan Freedland in Arromanches discovers that some scars have yet to heal.

Belated Tribute to Veterans of Us's Last Good War
Second world war memorial dedicated on Washington Mall.

Veterans Say Call Off Anzac Day
Australia's old soldiers want the public holiday held in their honour abolished because, they say, people have too much frivolous fun which draws attention away from the seriousness of the occasion. Anzac Day on April 25 is a popular event in Australia and New Zealand, whose veterans are...

Us Ignores Its Veterans
Uncle Sam needs soldiers to protect his pipelines in Iraq - but they shouldn't expect his help when it's all over.

Gulf War Veteran Found Guilty of Us Sniper Killings
John Allen Muhammad, a Gulf war veteran and drifter, was found guilty yesterday of the "Washington sniper" killing spree, during which 10 people died and three were wounded last year. A jury in Virginia Beach took less than seven hours to convict him on four counts: murder, terrorism,...

US Blocks Payout to Gulf War Veterans
The Bush administration has blocked compensation for US soldiers captured and tortured during the first Gulf war, arguing that the money was now needed for Iraq's reconstruction, veterans' lawyers said yesterday. Seventeen former prisoners of war were awarded nearly $1bn (£600m) in...

Warning to Bush From Contrite Cold War Veteran
Robert McNamara, the US defence secretary during the Cuban missile crisis and the first phases of the Vietnam war, has warned of the folly of American involvement in Iraq. Mr McNamara, a hate figure to the anti-war movement in the 1960s, who rarely airs his views in public, delivered the...

Democrat Big Gun Backs the Vietnam Veteran
Strategist uses senator's heroic past as 2004 election race starts.

Veterans question war strategy
Doubts over the US-led military strategy in Iraq intensified yesterday as several Gulf war commanders added their voices to the charge that it was a mistake to send such a small main force to advance on Baghdad from the south.

Russia's veterans battle to bring back glorious name of Stalingrad
It was the scene of the greatest battle of the Second World War, where the Nazi war machine began to crumble and at least two million men lost their lives.

Secret Army
For six decades the Navajo Code Talkers have been unsung war heroes. Now, hot on President Bush's heels, Hollywood has decided to honour them - with an action movie. What do the veterans make of that? By Peter Lennon.

Japanese Veteran Apologises for Germ Warfare
A self-confessed Japanese war criminal called on the government to apologise for testing biological weapons on thousands of Chinese prisoners yesterday in advance of a legal ruling on the activities of a germ warfare unit during the second world war.

US congressmen told of Gulf war veterans' plight
A Gulf war widow pleaded before an unprecedented US congressional hearing in Westminster yesterday for Tony Blair's government to have the " honesty" to set up a public inquiry into the spate of illnesses that have hit over 5,000 troops who took part in Operation Desert Storm 11 years ago.