White Horse Hill: The 1952 Battle That Proved the South Korean Army Could Beat the Communists In October 1952, a rebuilt division faced three Chinese divisions on a 395-meter hill northwest of Cheorwon. The ROK 9th...
Remains of Two West Virginia POWs Finally Identified Two West Virginia POWs, listed as "Unknowns" for decades, have finally been identified using DNA technology.
The Battle of Chipyong-ni: When American and French Troops Halted the Chinese Advance in Korea The Eighth Army commander reversed the order after meeting General Douglas MacArthur. The ever-aggressive Ridgway saw an...
Korean War Veteran Reunited with Lost Letters from 1952 Ben Gross is trying to hunt down remaining lost letters he wrote back home from the Korean War more than 70 years ago.
How the Korean War’s MASH Units Changed Combat Medicine Forever From MASH tents in Korea to Forward Surgical Teams in Afghanistan, the principle remains constant. Bring surgeons to the...
The Korean Battle for Outpost Vegas: 1,000 Casualties, Two Medals of Honor, One Four-Legged Hero By late March of 1953, the Korean War remained mostly static as peace negotiations went back and forth. U.N. and communist...
Powering Through with Tai Chi: 96 Year Old Korean War Veteran Still Training Korean War veteran Guy Pollack isn't slowing down anytime soon thanks to a Tai Chi program at the Louisville, Kentucky VA...
How a North Korean Assassination Attempt on South Korea's President in 1968 Led to the Deaths of Four American Soldiers Thirty-one North Korean commandos slipped past American and South Korean sentries on Jan. 17, 1968, cutting through the DMZ...
Task Force Smith: How the 24th Infantry Division Saved South Korea at the Start of the Korean War In July of 1950, the Korean War looked as if it was about to come to an unexpectantly quick conclusion. South Korean troops...
Last Stand in Korea: How Greek and American Troops Held Outpost Harry Against 13,000 Chinese Soldiers On the evening of June 10, 1953, Markley briefed his men from K Company, 15th Infantry Regiment before sending them to their...
Navy Commodore Relieved of Duties, First In Role To Lose Job in 2026 The relieved commodore lost the "trust and confidence" of superiors, will retain a staff position.
This Marine Married Chesty Puller’s Daughter and Was Recommended for the Medal of Honor at Khe Sanh In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at...
Pentagon Overhauls Military Moving System After Years of Family Complaints The Pentagon is overhauling its broken military moving system to centralize control, modernize technology and restore trust...
The Last Living Witness to Lincoln’s Assassination Told His Story on a 1950s Game Show Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, and heard the...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.
