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Vietnam veteran from Kentucky wins $50,000 playing the Powerball

A Vietnam veteran from Kentucky won the $50,000 Powerball prize, just one number away from cinching the game's top prize: $500 million.
Music

Army rock band, 'As You Were', to perform at Bourbon & Beyond in Louisville

"As You Were" is comprised of active-duty military members who travel around the country promoting the army's message while breaking stereotypes.
Local News

More than 80 wartime veterans from Kentuckiana headed to Washington, DC to be honored

WHAS11's Brooke Hasch and Jessica Farley will fly to DC with the veterans, documenting their experience.
Nation World

After Marine's wife says husband denied care when he invoked Brandon Act, lance corporal is flown off ship to receive medical evaluation

The wife of a Marine stationed aboard the USS Carter Hall said her husband's pleas for help were ignored for weeks.
Nation World

3 US Marines killed, 20 injured after military aircraft crashes in Australia

The crash happened during Exercise Predators Run, which involves the militaries of the United States, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor.
Nation World

Law expanding benefits for toxin-exposed veterans nears anniversary: 'I still wake up pinching myself'

Although there's no deadline, anyone who files an eligible claim or signals the intent to do so by Wednesday could collect payments retroactive to last year.
Regional

Bride and groom gifted a free wedding after bride diagnosed with second brain tumor

The bride, Jennifer Cooper, says she was unknowingly exposed to depleted uranium off-base while serving in the U.S. Marines. The tumors are a result of exposure.
Nation World

Biden picks female admiral to lead Navy, would be 1st woman to be military service chief

If confirmed, Franchetti would break another significant barrier, by becoming the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Indiana

For 2 Indiana veterans, 'new' cars remove barriers

Refurbished automobiles were delivered to two men who served in the U.S. military.
National

Marine veteran and family gifted mortgage-free home in California

Marine Corps veteran, Jose Armenta, and his family were given a firsthand look at their new 2,900 square-foot home under construction.
Military News

US set to destroy its last chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I

Workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky are close to eliminating the last of thousands of rockets that have been there since the 1940s.