Veterans of the U.S. Coast Guard who served full-time are eligible for Veterans Administration (VA) benefits including disability compensation, health care, pensions, home loans, life insurance, vocational rehabilitation and employment for veterans with service-connected...

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces. The purpose of the USMC is to provide military campaign support for the Navy, and to engage in amphibious warfare...

Most Air Force veterans are eligible for VA benefits. This includes Air Force vets who served during WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam Conflict. Disability compensation is provided to veterans with disabilities, diseases and injuries...

Of the 16 million military personnel who served during WWII, 70% (11.2 million) were members of the U.S. Army. Most WWII U.S. Army veterans are eligible for VA benefits including a special long-term care pension...

Veterans who served during the Vietnam era may be eligible for both service and non-service connected VA benefits. This includes veterans who were exposed to various service-related hazards during the war like Agent Orange,...

The Vietnam War, also known as the Vietnam Conflict, began in 1954. It was fought between the communist regime of North Vietnam (the People’s Army of Vietnam) and the government of South Vietnam (Army...

The Korean War was a conflict between noncommunist South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and communist North Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic).  The war began on June 25, 1950 and ended on July 27,...

Over 5.7 million Americans served during the Korean War. Today an estimated 2.25 million Korean vets are still living. Most are now in their 80s. The Korean Conflict Following World War II, Korea was divided into...