On Veterans Day, Harriet Tubman Gets Formal Recognition of Her Military Service In addition to her work leading slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad, Tubman headed reconnaissance parties and...
The History Channel's 'The American Soldier' Documents the Evolution of the US Army From the earliest settlers and the Revolutionary War, American soldiers have been a transformative force shaping history.
Remains of Nearly 30 Civil War Veterans Found in a Funeral Home's Storage Are Laid to Rest For decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a...
Trump Vows to Restore Fort Liberty's Old Name Honoring Confederate General At a campaign event in Fayetteville, Trump vowed to bring back the name Fort Bragg, which was changed to Fort Liberty last...
'Tis Not Our War': Why Most Americans Dodged the Civil War Draft and Deserted the Union Army It's not hard to understand why so many Americans join the military during a time of crisis.
10 Army Bases Named After Confederate Officers All ten bases are located in former Confederate states.
How This 'Most Unfortunate' Civil War General Helped Give America the Statue of Liberty Charles Pomeroy Stone served as the statue’s chief engineer, and in that capacity, he was in charge of overseeing shipments...
6 Simple Reasons the Union Won the Civil War Cotton, slaves and arrogance just weren't going to be enough to overcome everything else the Confederates lacked during the...
How the US Military Helped Create the Juneteenth Holiday On June 19, 1865, slaves in Texas -- the last rebel state to be occupied by the Union Army -- finally heard the words of the...
'The Angel of Gettysburg' Buried Union Soldiers While 6 Months' Pregnant The stench of decomposing bodies was overpowering, the terrible smell made all the more repugnant by the stifling July heat...
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...
Pentagon Drops Coverage of GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds for Medicare-Eligible Retirees Tricare officials said the Defense Health Agency is eliminating coverage for its Tricare for Life beneficiaries and others to...
New Work Rules Could Deny Food Stamps to Thousands of Veterans Able-bodied SNAP recipients who are between 18 and 54 and don't have children have always been required to work. Veterans...
Trump's Federal Law-Enforcement Crackdown Ripples Through DC Neighborhoods The White House has credited Trump's crackdown with hundreds of arrests, while local officials have criticized the aggressive...
How an Australian Potato Farmer Changed Running Forever Released in 2013, the movie “Cliffy” chronicles Australian Cliff Young’s rise from a potato farmer to an ultramarathoner and...