Walgreens announces commitment to hire 5,000 veterans over 5 years
Walgreens announced its commitment to hire 5,000 veterans over five years in its more than 9,500 stores nationwide.
96-YO WWII vet's trip back to Normandy successfully crowdfunded
A Bay Area veteran plans on returning to the beaches of Normandy, France for the first time since the end of World War II.
Honor Flight Austin honors Desert Warriors with April flight
Honor Flight Austin took combat veterans from the Gulf War to present-day operations on a special flight to the nation’s capital.
Local hero among the first in new Honor Flight Austin mission
The bags are packed.
FOX 7 Care Force: Motorcycle Missions
At Motorcycle Missions, there is an understanding that much of the post traumatic stress (disorder) paradigm is that the need for purpose, camaraderie, and adrenaline is of the utmost importance. Their hope is to encourage their audience to instill a life-long passion for riding and building motorcycles, that will help them enjoy a happy, healthy, and balanced lifestyle after trauma.
After 75 years, body of 82nd Airborne WWII soldier returns home
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Three quarters of a century after his death, the body of an 82nd Airborne soldier has come home.
Yoga helps military veterans connect
Most military veterans probably wouldn't start their day on a yoga mat, surrounded by strangers.
Changes to disability appeals process for veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is putting changes in place to make the disability appeals process easier for veterans. The VA's Chairman on the Board of Veterans Appeals Cheryl Mason has more details.
Women Air Force Service Pilots
Between November 1942 and December 1944 more than a thousand women trained in Houston and then at the Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Dave Zobrist, who learned his mother-in-law Betty Jo was one of the women known as WASPs, has more details.
Care Force: The Mark of War
If you were in a car wreck once a week for twelve months, that's what it's like. That is one of many candid descriptions veterans give in the documentary film called "The Mark of War". FOX 7 Care Force took a look at this portrait of the impact of war on several Central Texas Vietnam veterans.
Improving access and care for veterans
Dr. Michael Pignone with Dell Medical School has more on how some partners from across the community are teaming up to help improve access and care for veterans.
FOX 7 Care Force: Vandry Hope Foundation
In the FOX 7 Care Force, we want to introduce you to the 'grass roots' of helping veterans get through physical and mental struggles. The Vandry Hope Foundation is small, it is a mom and pop operation.