American Homefront Project

Now that American troops have left Afghanistan, Afghans in the U.S. face long odds as they try to help their family members escape the Taliban.

Many former troops consider an Arlington burial their final veterans benefit. But space for in-ground burials is getting scarce, so some vets may be steered toward cremation instead.

More than 2,400 U.S. service members were killed in the Afghanistan war. The Pentagon said Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss — who died from injuries suffered in the Kabul Airport bombing — was likely the final one.

Some Vietnam veterans say the Afghanistan withdrawal has triggered symptoms of post-traumatic stress, while others are voicing frustration and powerlessness.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with the Warrior-Scholar Project, a non-profit group that runs the camps at major universities around the U.S.

Military personnel have been voting by mail since the Civil War. This year, some polls suggest that troops' political preferences may be changing.

The 159-year-old military newspaper, which is published by the Department of Defense, has been targeted for elimination by some Pentagon leaders.

About 1.7 million troops are eligible to switch from a traditional pension plan to a blended plan that works more like a 401(k). But some lack the...

A workshop in New York uses creative writing and Shakespearean monologues to help veterans heal.

A new program in Los Angeles is trying to provide female veterans with health care outside the VA, which some consider a male dominated environment.