Armed Services

On the week of Memorial Day, listen back to River to River's conversations about veterans who heeded the call to serve the nation and didn't return.

The oldest Latino advocacy organization in Iowa has launched a campaign to restore a mural painted by a Vietnam War veteran who recently died. It’s a project to preserve American history and Hispanic culture.

Following the resignation of former National Security Advisor John Bolton, experts on foreign policy found themselves recounting President Donald Trump's…

U.S. veterans coming home from Afghanistan and Iraq can face major challenges re-entering civilian life. On this edition of River to River, host Ben…

In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, President Trump said transgender people will not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military. He writes the presence…

Returning from three combat tours in Iraq, native Iowan Alex Sutton forges a new identity as a farmer, hatching chicks and raising goats on 43 acres in…

Exhaustion, shock, panic, disease, extreme heat, and horrific noise - these are some of the less talked about challenges of military combat.On this…

Sometimes the transition from being a solider to being a civilian is more difficult than any battlefield assignment. Readjustment sometimes means trouble…

In 2009, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced an initiative to end veteran homelessness.On this edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer…

Two central Iowa veterans were awarded Purple Heart medals on Tuesday. The honor is for service members who are wounded or killed in combat. Don Coderre…