When Congress created the PACT Act in 2022, it expanded the Department of Veterans Affairs health care and disability compensation available to Vietnam-era veterans who may have been exposed to the ...

A soldier participates in the Norwegian Foot March at Fort Ord National Monument, in Monterey County, California, Oct. 28, 2022. Mounting evidence shows that to kill pervasive poison oak and other ...

Last month, Newswatch 16 introduced you to two women from Schuylkill County on a mission to honor their late husbands, who died decades after their service in Vietnam. The men suffered from illnesses ...

The month of October is used to raise awareness for dozens of causes and illnesses each year. From breast cancer to domestic violence. It’s also Agent Orange awareness month, reminding us of the ...

(Tribune News Service) — As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, Calif., Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water from streams and ...

As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water from streams and aquifers now known to be ...

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