Veterans

President Joe Biden signed the Paws Act into law on Wednesday. The bill connects veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder with service dogs.

A co-sponsor of the bill said similar programs have shown “great results” with veterans and that “we want to give that access to even more people.”

A Montgomery County community is stepping up to replace special markers that were taken from the resting place of dozens of local veterans. NBC10 photojournalist Manuel Noguera has the story.

Police say 56 metal markers special to veterans’ graves have been stolen from a cemetery in Lansdale. NBC10’s Tim Furlong has the latest on the investigation.

Congratulations to this year’s Wawa Foundation Hero Award winner, the Veterans Group! The organization is a homeless facility serving veterans in the Philadelphia area, with an emphasis on those whose service resulted in mental or physical health issues. The group will receive a $50,000 grant.

Congratulations to the Veterans Group! The organization, a homeless facility serving veterans in the Philadelphia area, with an emphasis on those whose service resulted in mental or physical health issues, is the winner of this year’s Wawa Foundation Hero award and will receive a $50,000 grant.

The White House announced a plan for deported veterans to return to the United States including a plan for citizenship.

Philadelphia Eagles icon Vince Papale talks to NBC10’s Rosemary Connors about the work the Veterans Group is doing to shelter, feed and support American heroes. The Veterans Group is up for the Wawa Foundation Hero Award.

Research compiled by the Costs of War Project at Brown University found an estimated 30,177 active duty personnel and veterans who have served in the military since 9/11 have died by suicide, compared with 7,057 killed in post 9/11 military operations.

After more than a year of isolation, American veterans are embracing plans for a more traditional Memorial Day.

“Veterans are absolutely planting roots in communities across the country,” said Chris Birk, director of education at Veterans United, a lender for homebuyers.

Here’s how restaurants are giving back to those who serve our country.

Carol Eggert, senior vice president of Military and Veteran Affairs at Comcast and NBCUniversal, tells Aunyea Lachelle and Philly Live watchers about what they can expect as the Philly POPS present the Comcast NBCUniversal Memorial Salute at the Mann Center in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park this weekend. Comcast is the parent company of NBC10.

The Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center administered shots of coronavirus vaccine Saturday. NBC10’s Brandon Hudson was there.

A Vietnam veteran’s lucky coin is on its way to Afghanistan, the latest leg of an extraordinary journey that spans several decades and seven military deployments

A Vietnam veteran’s lucky coin is on its way to Afghanistan, the latest leg of an extraordinary journey that spans several decades and seven military deployments

The commitment of Vietnam War veteran Alan Alter, now 71, was the result of a sequence of trickle-down oversights starting at the top and trickling down to the local level.

Veterans for Responsible Leadership’s Ellen Gustafson talks about the challenge of correcting QAnon and other conspiracy theories after Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed by police while storming the U.S. Capitol.

The separate events collected toys to help local families in need who were struggling to buy gifts this holiday season. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors reports.

The observance ceremony in honor of the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor was moved online this year over coronavirus concerns.