It was three days bobbing and weaving for the defense and prosecution of a key bin Laden lieutenant at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, last week, with both sides submitting surprising testimony in a key test for the Military Commissions process and the judge trying to convince the defendant not to boycott his own trial.

For the most part, armed robots are a Western phenomenon, with massive defense budgets and multi-national contractors. While the U.S. remains the definitive leader in unmanned military vehicles, some of the most promising ones are being developed in other countries.

Like many boys in the South, Sam White got hooked on the Civil War early, digging up rusting bullets and military buttons in his hometown. As an adult, he crisscrossed the Virginia countryside in search of wartime relics. But in February, White's hobby cost him his life: A cannonball exploded, killing him instantly.

Senate lawmakers backed a 3.9 percent pay raise for all military personnel in their first draft of the fiscal 2009 defense authorization bill. Lawmakers said the 3.9 percent pay raise, 0.5 percent above what defense officials requested, is designed to close the gap between military and civilian pay.

While looking for money for school many servicemembers, veterans, and their families tend to overlook the more than $300 million of military -- and veteran -- related scholarships and grants.Learn to use scholarships to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that the GI Bill will soon be worth $38,700 -- a total increase of nearly $1,500 over last year's rate.

Join our military expert, CGCPO (ret) Terry Howell as he explains the GI Bill and how to use it in conjunction with tuition assistance to get the maximum benefit you're entitled to.

A bipartisan bill which authorizes more than $2 billion in funding for numerous major medical facilities for veterans in 22 states passed the Senate recently by unanimous consent.

This is the complete version of this week's Veterans Report. Print it, circulate it, and make sure your colleagues and friends keep up with the latest military benefits updates.

Time is running out to find and recognize the last remaining veterans of "The Great War." The rolls of World War I veterans have declined so rapidly that the day is fast approaching when there will be one remaining, then none.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary is urging America's boaters to start thinking about taking one of many boating courses offered by the Auxiliary to enhance their boating skills.

Veterans Day, celebrated each year on November 11, is the day America sets aside to thank and honor all those who served honorably in our nation's military.

Chairman Henry Brown (R-S.C) and subcommittee members expressed concern that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) had not spent all of the mental health care dollars appropriated for it.

The House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs received testimony recently on the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Pension Program.