Army Ranger Legend and Last Living Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient Ralph Puckett Dies at 97 When Ralph Puckett was chosen to lead a new Ranger company in 1950, he said a prayer: "Dear God, don't let me get a bunch of...
DoD: Search for Remains of Missing in North Korea May Begin in Spring No formal deal is in place, but officials are optimistic about restarting searches if the thaw with North Korea continues.
Korean War Veteran, 96, Still Attempting to Get Purple Heart Medal After 7 Decades Earl Meyer remembers in vivid detail when his platoon came under heavy fire during the Korean War -- he still has shrapnel...
War Movie Legend and Korean War Veteran Michael Caine Announces Retirement from Acting The actor, now 90 years old, has repeatedly announced his intention to retire, but asserts this time is for real.
Slow Progress on Identifying Korean War Missing as North Korea Stonewalls on Searches 500 family members of missing troops from the Korean War attended a DPAA briefing for them at an Arlington, Virginia, hotel...
Inconvenient Truths for the Next War You would think that Congress, national security policymakers, and generals and admirals would have learned by now.
Bluegrass Pioneer and 'Rocky Top' Singer Bobby Osborne Was Shot in the Head in Korean War Bobby Osborne remained a player at the Grand Ole Opry with his band, the Rocky Top X-Press, right up until his death. He was...
Why Alan Alda Is Auctioning His 'M*A*S*H' Dog Tags and Boots After 40 Years Every day for 11 seasons, actor Alan Alda donned the same dog tags and boots to play his character, Dr. Benjamin Franklin...
From Korea to Afghanistan: Special Forces Legend Billy Waugh's Amazing Career Spanned Five Decades The unparalleled godfather of the Green Berets, and CIA septuagenarian at the spearhead of early operations in Afghanistan...
Mistake-Riddled Korean War Memorial Sparks Congressional Inquiry The Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance contains more than one thousand spelling mistakes and incorrectly...
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Army Says Soldiers Should Avoid Poppy Seeds in Updated Regulation over Drug-Testing Concerns While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in baked goods and pastries, they also -- depending on how they are harvested and...
'Like Freeing a Ghost': A Sailor's Strange and Wondrous Journey Back from Pearl Harbor Some service members killed aboard the Oklahoma were identified, but most, like Titterington, were laid in mass graves...
Military Board Substantiates Misconduct But Declines to Fire Marine Who Adopted Afghan Orphan A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest...
The Tactical Knife that Saved a Medal of Honor Recipient’s Life During Intense Hand-to-Hand Combat in Iraq Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroic actions during the Second Battle of...
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-10/1time%20michael%20caine%20retires%201200.jpg?itok=mgnWgpID "Michael Caine, age 90, stars in "The Great Escaper."")
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-07/1time%20alan%20alda%20mash%201200.jpg?itok=bWJ-5o0u "Alda as Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce, with co-star Gary Burghoff on "M*A*S*H." (CBS)")
