102-Year-Old Maryland Veteran Awarded Silver Star for World War II Service in the Pacific Nearly 78 years after his actions, Schott, 102, was awarded the Silver Star, the U.S. Armed Forces' third-highest military...
The History of the Fourth of July On the fourth of July each year, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event.
Why the First Nuclear Sub Had to Stop for Auto Parts Before a Secret Mission Normally, crossing an ocean wouldn't be a problem for any ship or submarine, but the Arctic Ocean was covered in vast, dense...
'Ducks' Weren't Built for Tourists. They Played a Crucial Role in WWII. You've probably seen them hauling tourists around the streets of America's biggest cities, but the wartime history of the...
A Soviet Spy Saved Stalin, Churchill and FDR from a Nazi Assassination Plot Gevork Vartanian was the Soviet intelligence officer from Armenia who discovered the Nazis' plan to kill the Allied...
WWI Soldier Finally Finds Resting Place in Flanders Fields Pvt. Robert Kenneth Malcolm, a stretcher bearer with the U.K. Royal Army Medical Corps, was buried at the Bedford House...
How the Latest 'Company of Heroes' Preserves the World War II History of Africa and Italy The latest installment of Sega and Relic Entertainment's "Company of Heroes" series of games not only sets the game in the...
The 'Medal of Honor' Franchise Is the Only Video Game to Win an Oscar Leave it to a video-game franchise created by acclaimed Hollywood director Steven Spielberg to become the only video game to...
Russia Once Tried to Join NATO, an Alliance Formed to Counter Threats from Russia In the wake of the Second World War, 12 countries from Europe and North America banded together to form an alliance that...
Why The First US Jet Fighter Pilot Wore a Gorilla Mask During Test Flights The United States wasn’t the first country to develop a jet-powered fighter aircraft, but it was definitely the first in...
Bill Guaranteeing Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans in 2024 Heads to President's Desk The annual task in Congress ensures that VA compensation keeps pace with Social Security increases.
VA Issues New Warning that Default Could Have 'Catastrophic' Effects for Veterans VA Secretary Denis McDonough said Wednesday there is "no blueprint for what could happen."
Navy Fires Destroyer's Leadership as Ship Moves Homeport to Japan Cmdr. Angela Gonzales, the commanding officer, and Cmdr. Jonathan Zang, the executive officer, were fired from the John Finn...
Academy Cadets with Kids Still Waiting as Pentagon Lags on Rule Change Military students remain in limbo as final Pentagon guidance for a new policy allowing cadets at America's service academies...
Army Special Operations Could Be Cut 10% as Military Looks to Conventional Warfare As the service pivots its focus toward China, Green Berets and other commando units could see cuts in favor of building up...
