Craig McKee

Serving as the executive director of the Butler County Veteran Services Commission (VSC), Mike Farmer said he felt like there was more he could do to help veterans.

SHARONVILLE, Ohio — Joel Altman grew up in Sharonville and after years of serving his country through federal service and the Coast Guard he’s now back home working as a patrol officer for the Sharonville Police Department.

Veterans who come are encouraged to bring their DD214 with them to make accessing additional information and services easier. There will be Veteran Services Officers from the VA, DAV and the Hamilton County Veterans Service Office on hand. Veterans will also be able to apply for the Hamilton County veteran ID card.

CHU LAI, Vietnam — Fifty-three years ago, Gary Saunders' life was forever changed as he stepped foot onto a plane bound for the hell of war.

The memorial will be 362 feet long, weighing 100 tons in total. It will include some of the original USS Cincinnati pieces that were donated in 2013 to be put on display.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it is actively reaching out to service members and their immediate families to notify them of changes in policy tied to deployments to Karshi-Khanabad, or K2 air base, in Uzbekistan.

DAV and other organizations are hoping to get the Major Richard Star Act put in as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act and the window of time is shrinking.

Duke Heller is being honored for his actions in one of at least eight ambushes he and his fellow surviving soldiers can recall during their 18 months of the war.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Serving in the Ohio Army National Guard for nearly 20 years, Quincy Stang has risen to new heights. But it’s what he’s doing out of uniform that he hopes will bring more awareness to an ongoing problem on Mount Everest.

CFD District Fire Chief Greg Phelia's story is one of dozens of firefighters' stories shared in a new book by Navy veteran Jim Serger entitled ‘9:11 a Time to Always Remember - Bond of Firefighters.’