The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project is celebrating one decade of giving back to America’s heroes. Country music icon Charlie Daniels of The Charlie Daniels Band was known for demonstrating his strong patriotism. In 2014, Daniels started his own nonprofit organization, The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project, to support U.S. military veterans and first responders....
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Kirby: 'No use in responding' to a 'handful of vets' on Biden's botched Afghan withdrawal
On the anniversary of 9/11, White House National Security Council communications adviser John Kirby dismissed the concerns of military veterans critical of the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, writing in response to a Fox News Digital press inquiry that there’s “no use” weighing in on the veterans’ views. “Obviously no use in responding. A ‘handful’ of...
Gratitude for 9/11 heroes: Charlie Daniels Patriot Awards honors three-generation family of first responders
The Charlie Daniels Patriot Awards are back again – this time on the anniversary of 9/11. The annual awards dinner honors a person or group that exemplifies the mission of The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project, which aims to care for, support and encourage those who have served the U.S. The 2024 event, which will...
College student dedicated to America's Civil War veterans in California 'honors their legacies'
A student at a Pennsylvania college has made it her mission to ensure that her hometown’s war veterans will not be forgotten – even if it’s been centuries since their deaths. Danielle Russell, who is originally from Gilroy, California, is a senior at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Russell told Fox News Digital in a...
Afghanistan withdrawal takes toll on US veterans’ mental health: retired lieutenant colonel
Three years after the deaths of 13 American service members at Abbey Gate during the hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, veterans are voicing their opinions about the toll that experience has taken on them.Mission Roll Call CEO and retired Lt. Col. Jim Whaley gave an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital to honor those service members’...
Biden, who skipped Arlington event for vacation, trashed Trump in June for declining cemetery visit
President Biden remained on vacation with no remarks or events scheduled on the third anniversary of the Kabul airport attack, just weeks after bashing former President Donald Trump for previously canceling a World War I memorial visit. During his presidency, Trump canceled a planned visit to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in 2018 citing bad flying weather...
Trump 'respectfully' honored fallen troops at Arlington National Cemetery amid altercation report: veteran
A U.S. veteran and former member of the Presidential Honor Guard defended former President Trump’s appearance at Arlington National Cemetery this week amid reports of an altercation between Arlington staff and the Trump campaign. The veteran, Lucas O’Hara, said on social media that he worked at Arlington for three years during his time in the...
Grandson of World War II veteran reunites souvenir flag with Japanese family
A man in New York inherited a “Yosegaki Hinomaru” banner, also known as a good luck flag, from his grandfather — who served the United States during World War II. Scott Stein told Fox News Digital in an email that he originally planned on having the souvenir flag restored — but after speaking with an...
Afghanistan withdrawal Gold Star father reveals moment he knew son was in danger: 'She had mother's intuition'
This is part 5 of Fox News Digital’s Freedom Isn’t Free series honoring America’s fallen heroes.Gold Star father Darin Hooversays the phrase ‘freedom isn’t free’ means ‘responsibility’ to him.”You know, again, throughout the history of this country, thank goodness there’s been men and women step up over those 248 years and the time before we...
Veterans with PTSD get 'significant' benefits from service dogs, first NIH-funded study finds
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). The positive impact of service dogs on the mental health of U.S. military veterans has been widely recognized. The first clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of...









