The Army Medic Who Received the Medal of Honor for Taking Out a Chinese Squad with His Bare Hands David Bruce Bleak received the Medal of Honor from President Dwight D. Eisenhower at a White House ceremony on Oct. 27, 1953.
An Okinawan Bone Digger Searches for Remains from One of the Fiercest Battles of World War II Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa.
The Medal of Honor Recipient Who Took on 5 Tanks in the Philippines – and Won During World War II, Medal of Honor recipient Dirk Vlug destroyed five enemy tanks in just 30 minutes on Dec. 15, 1944, in...
D-Day Anniversary Shines a Spotlight on 'Rosie the Riveter' Women Who Built the Weapons of WWII In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping...
5 Interesting Facts About World War II Icon 'Rosie the Riveter' and the Famous Poster The "Rosie the Riveter" campaign from the Office of War Information was determined to get more women to work and free men to...
Rosie the Riveter: Reshaping the Workforce During WWII Rosie the Riveter wasn't one person, but she is one of the most enduring icons of American history, representing the...
5 World War II Documentaries Worth Watching from the 2025 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival The annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is in full swing, and this year’s showcase includes a lineup of compelling movies...
How the Trump Administration Is Erasing History and Ignoring the Wishes of Descendants of Confederate Leaders Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently renamed Fort Liberty, North Carolina, choosing the name Fort Bragg. Not that Bragg...
No Flyover or Band for Frederick Douglass Celebration. Maryland Guard Says It Violates Pentagon Policy. A formal memo from the Maryland National Guard's Joint Operations Center, dated Feb. 7, said the reserve component would be...
Letter George Washington Wrote in NJ In 1777 Is for Sale. Here's the Price Tag. George Washington was commanding the Continental Army and staying in Morristown when he wrote an optimistic letter on the...
Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit The U.S. Naval Academy has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didn’t Know Existed I realized I had been sheltered from much of the world's ugliness and was more than a little naive. I thought the problems I...
4 US Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania Swamp When Their Vehicle Sank Are Identified The recovery operation for the bodies and the M88 was an intricate and arduous weeklong process, enlisting the expertise of...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-06/1time%20rosie%20the%20riveter%20song%20cover%201200.jpg?itok=LFMO1yP- "The album cover for the 1942 song, "Rosie the Riveter."")
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-02/1time%20atlanta%20film%20festival%20%20jerry%20lewis%20darkness%20to%20light%201200.jpg?itok=-D4WyIML "Comedian Jerry Lewis, featured in "From Darkness to Light" a documentary screening at the Atlanta Film Festival. (Atlanta Film Festival)")
