Veterans

A new law signed Monday gives Michigan’s overseas and uniformed services voters more time to get their absentee ballots in. Colin Jackson has more.

The pandemic continues to cause greater housing and food insecurity and the impact on area veterans is only growing. Derrick Miller is a former Marine and now heads the Ann Arbor-based Community Action Network. He says the nonprofit service organization is being put to the test by increased demand. Mr. Miller joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss the increasingly creative means necessary to provide basic needs and a foundation of support for greater quality of life.

Many veterans use marijuana as a way to cope with post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. As WEMU's Josh Hakala reports, a new program will begin next year to provides free cannabis to a number of diagnosed vets.

The annual Veterans Day remembrance in Ann Arbor tomorrow will take on a dual meaning for a group called Veterans For Peace. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran explains.

For some, Memorial Day is a day away from work in which, maybe a little time is spent reflecting upon those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. For family, friends and fellow soldiers, it is much more. On a Memorial Day edition of "Washtenaw United," WEMU’s David Fair explored the very personal nature of honoring the fallen with a man who has lived it. Today, Derrick Miller helps Washtenaw County through his work as executive director of the Ann Arbor-based non-profit, Community Action Network. He is also a former Marine who brutally lost some of his fellow soldiers in Iraq. Yet, he recently jumped back into the war-torn fray and traveled to Ukraine to help with its refugee crisis. We pay tribute to his story on this Memorial Day.

12th District Congresswoman Debbie Dingell says she is inspired everyday by the men and women who fought to keep us free and believes Veterans Day is a…

After 20 years of conflict, the U.S. military has withdrawn from Afghanistan. The Taliban swept in and reclaimed control of the government within a matter…

Veterans Day 2020: The day we honor the men and women who fought for our freedoms and risked their lives serving in the military.This year, many veterans…

The Veterans for Peace Chapter 93 is observing Veterans Day on Wednesday with a special display in Ann Arbor. Two-hundred-thirty markers will be displayed…

The U.S. military is doing a much better job of saving lives on the battlefield and providing the care that allows more soldiers to survive. When those…