Lying in State, Lying in Honor and Lying in Repose: What They Mean and How They Work The difference between lying in state and lying in honor is really just dependent on who is being honored, and there are no...
What Was Rolling Thunder? No burnouts, no booze – but still one of the most important motorcycle rallies of all time.
The Wild and Controversial Life of the American Sculptor Behind Mount Rushmore In late 1924, a rare opportunity presented itself to Gutzon Borglum.
One of the Most Popular Coast Guardsmen in History Was This Beloved Dog Sinbad’s unlikely journey to becoming the Coast Guard cutter Campbell’s mascot for more than a decade made him the subject of...
Why the Allies Forced Nazi Germany to Surrender Twice to End World War II The Allied forces of World War II were more than ready to accept a Nazi surrender, but when they realized they might have...
Lincoln's Civil War Order to Block Confederate Ports Donated to Illinois by Governor and First Lady The document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of the U.S. Civil War is now...
The Final Flight of Lou Conter, Last Survivor of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor Long before he became the last survivor of the battleship USS Arizona, Lou Conter was a hunter.
A Group Aims to Rebuild Tun Tavern, Birthplace of the Marines, as a Tavern and Restaurant National Park Service rangers in the historic district field questions all day from visitors. One of the most-asked is:...
World War II Veteran and Director John Ford Is the Next Subject of TCM's 'Plot Thickens' Podcast Ford's career, good and bad, in war and peace, is the subject of "Decoding John Ford," the next installment of TCM's "The...
'I Will Tell No War Stories': A Writer Uncovers His Father's Hidden World War II History When Pincus Mansfield settled down after the war, got married and had children, he never talked about his experiences and his...
Dick Rutan, Who Set an Aviation Milestone When He Flew Nonstop Around the World, Is Dead at 85 He joined the U.S. Air Force as a teenager and flew more than 300 combat missions during the Vietnam War.
Marine Corps Offering Thousands of Dollars in Bonuses in Push for More Intelligence Specialists The Marine Corps needs more counterintelligence and human intelligence specialists, also known as CI/HUMINT, and is offering...
Navy's Newest Warship Named for Fierce Marine Corps Campaign in Afghanistan The top leader of the Navy announced Thursday that the service's future amphibious ship, a landing helicopter assault vessel...
'Existential Threat': Air Guardsmen Slam Proposal to Move Their Units to Space Force Air National Guard leaders and enlisted Guardsmen on Friday called a legislative proposal to move units focused on space...
Marine Corps Says Half of Barracks Had Issues, Though Only 118 Marines Moved, After Worldwide Inspection The inspection took place between February and March, a quick time frame for a herculean task that involved looking at...