Special Reports

Featured Special Reports

Wounded Warrior Diaries

American servicemembers wounded in combat share stories of their service, including their hard-won battles on the road to recovery. Special

Healing the Invisible Wounds of War

Bandages and sutures cannot heal the sleepless nights, broken families and shattered lives caused by the invisible wounds of war. Military chiefs are determined to help troops combat what has become known as post-traumatic stress disorder. Special

Staying Power: Seriously Wounded Warriors Return to the Fight

Soldiers, sailors, arimen and Marines are returning home, some with wounds so serious they would not have survived in wars past. Remarkably modern medicine, changing policy and pure grit have allowed many to recover and return to active duty. Special

Cancer Awareness:
One Woman's Story

Kathy Vantran, a former Army journalist who now works as a public affairs specialist for the Defense Media Activity, chronicles her battle with cancer. Special

Beirut Barracks Bombing: 25th Anniversary and Rememberance

Twenty-five years ago, on Oct. 23, 241 men gave their lives in the biggest non-nuclear explosion in history, catapulting this nation into a war now known as the global war on terrorism. Special

United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)

The United States Africa Command, also known as AFRICOM, is a new U.S. military headquarters devoted solely to Africa. It is one of the Defense Department's six regional headquarters. Special

Honoring the Pledge

About 88,000 servicemembers from past wars are still buried on foreign shores and at sea. Quietly, almost behind the scenes of the current conflicts, hundreds of military troops and civilians go about the business of bringing them home -- one by one. Special

Warrior Care

"I made a solemn commitment to the Congress, to the nation and to you to keep the welfare of men and women in uniform uppermost in my mind at all times," Secretary Robert M. Gates. Read the latest news about Warrior Care. Special