A group of Decatur area veterans was invited to take a free dream flight in a 1940s biplane Wednesday.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Staff Sergeant Collin Brennan surprised his wife and three daughters after being deployed for almost a year.

CHATHAM, Ill. (WAND) - Veterans gather in Chatham to honor the brave on  National Purple Heart Day.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois expanded protections for sexual violence survivors in the military under a new law. 

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Decatur played host Thursday night to a combat veteran who was part of a famous firefight that was recounted in the fam…

(WAND) - The U.S. Army announced all active duty soldiers are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by a Dec. 15, 2021 deadline. 

(AP) - President Joe Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration, and has set the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks as the new goal, a U.S. official said Tuesday.

WATSEKA, Ill. (WAND) - The body of a sergeant killed in Egypt has returned home to central Illinois.