The world's last remaining female World War I veteran Gladys Powers died on Friday age 109. She was also the last World War I veteran living in Canada. She died at her home in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The last Canadian-born veteran, John Babcock, currently resides in the United States.

France used the funeral of its last surviving World War I veteran Monday as an opportunity to honor all French soldiers who fought in the war.

Controversy continues to swirl concerning the findings of a landmark study that estimated the percentage of Vietnam veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday told U.S. military veterans who largely back the war in Iraq that he is committed to pulling the troops out -- something his Democratic presidential rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, played down when she spoke to the group earlier.

During APsaA's recent annual meeting held in Denver from June 20-24, the members of the association issued a positions statement, “When the War Comes Home”, regarding the mental health care needs of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.

The number of UK veterans suffering the debilitating effects of war trauma is set to increase, according to a University of Nottingham academic.