Tom Ridge: Army Staff Sergeant Becomes Congressman In 1982, Tom Ridge became the first enlisted Vietnam veteran elected to Congress.
Frederick W. Smith: Young Marine to Chairman and CEO of FedEx In 1971 Fred Smith, a young Marine veteran, set up a company that guaranteed overnight delivery of goods between several U.S...
Vernice Armour: First Black Female Combat Pilot Vernice Armour earned her wings in 2001 -- the first Black female aviator in the Corps.
Blind Officer Still Serves and Inspires Capt. Scotty Smiley - the Army's first blind active-duty officer - lives the true meaning of perseverance.
Answering the Call: Benjamin C. Bradlee Navy veteran Ben Bradlee turned an undistinguished daily paper into one of the world's great news organizations.
4 Surprising Celebrity Veterans You’d never know by looking at these four celebrities, but before they entered the limelight, they all served in the U.S...
Navy Vet Vin Scully Was the Greatest Sportscaster Ever Vin Scully, the beloved voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for more than half a century, died in Hidden Hills, California, on...
Remembering WWII Vet Larry Storch, Dead at Age 99 Storch starred alongside fellow WWII vet Forrest Tucke and Army vet Ken Berry in the outrageous comedy series F Troop, about...
Last of the Doolittle Raiders, Dick Cole, Dies at 103 Retired Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Cole, the last veteran of the "Doolittle Raid" on Tokyo during World War II, died Tuesday.
'The Black Swallow of Death' Was an American Hero of France and the First Black Fighter Pilot After watching his dad narrowly escape a lynch mob, Eugene Bullard fled to France and took to the skies.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
