Veterans

Saturday’s annual Veterans Day observance has special significance in Florida, which has 1.5 million veterans, including more than 100,000 in Northwest Florida. With so many veterans in the state and region, there’s an emphasis on helping military veterans access all the benefits they qualify for.

The Kiwanis Club of Big Lagoon-Pensacola has collected

Four years ago, Army veteran Tabitha Nichols stood on stage at the University of West Florida and talked openly about her military experience as part of…

In collaboration with WUWF Public Media, StoryCorps is returning to Pensacola next week, April 8-19, to record the stories of Northwest Florida’s military…

Gov. Rick Scott signed two bills ceremoniously in Pensacola Thursday, aimed at making Florida even more military and veteran friendly.House Bill 7023…

The Veterans Upward Bound program, at Pensacola State College is helping area veterans go back to school. The mission of the VUB program is to provide…

A new “smart home”is being built for a wounded veteranand his family in Okaloosa County courtesy of theGary Sinise Foundation’s, R.I.S.E. Program. The…

The Telling Project is coming to Pensacola in November. For the project, the Florida Humanities Council is seeking active duty military, veterans, and…

Governor Rick Scott was in town Thursday morning to award 227 local veterans a special medal...and talk just a little politics. Saying the Supreme Court…

Once President Obama announced VA Secretary Shinseki's resignation Friday morning, Republican Congressman Jeff Miller, chair of the House Committee on…