Quil Lawrence Quil Lawrence is a New York-based correspondent for NPR News, covering veterans' issues nationwide.
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North Korea Turns Over 55 Boxes Of Possible Remains Of U.S. Serviceman
President Donald Trump seen on a video screen as he speaks at the 119th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Robert Wilkie testifies during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 27, 2018. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Senate Confirms Pentagon Official To Head Veterans Affairs Department
Veterans Affairs secretary nominee Robert Wilkie (right) speaks with Marion Polk, national commander of AMVETS, before testifying at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee nominations hearing Wednesday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Robert Wilkie, Trump's Nominee To Lead VA, Has Relatively Smooth Confirmation Hearing
News Brief: Primaries Roundup, VA Secretary Hearing, War In Syria
Immigration lawyer Margaret Stock displays a document sent to U.S. Army enlistee Shu Luo, threatening him with deportation. Courtesy of Margaret Stock hide caption
ICE Drops Deportation Threat Against Chinese Student Joining U.S. Army
North Korea To Help Identify, Return Remains Of U.S. Troops From Korean War
A casket team carries the remains of U.S. Army Cpl. Robert E. Meyers, a Korean War soldier, at Arlington National Cemetery in 2015. Meyers' remains were identified decades after his unit was involved in combat operations near Sonchu, North Korea. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Noncitizens Recruited For An Army Program Are At Risk For Deportation
Gen. Robert Neller, front row fourth from left, at Bait-us-Samad (House of the Eternal) mosque outside Baltimore, Md., Thursday night. The Marine Corps' top general was an Iftar guest at the invitation of Marine veteran Mansoor Shams, fifth from left. Courtesy Mansoor Shams hide caption
Heath Phillips says the trauma of being sexually assaulted drove him to alcoholism and to go AWOL. Three decades later, the military has agreed to upgrade his discharge to honorable. Courtesy of Heath Phillips hide caption
More Vets Who Are Coping With PTSD From Sexual Assaults Get Honorable Discharges
A Veterans Affairs Department hospital in Denver. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption