Meet the Soldier Who Prevented More Killings During the My Lai Massacre The My Lai massacre of March 16, 1968, stands as one of the darkest moments in U.S. military history. Yet in the midst of the...
How Air Force Heraldry Has Evolved over the Years U.S. military aviation was born under the U.S. Army Signal Corps, which explains why the first fliers' insignia featured...
3 Ways Theodore Roosevelt Literally Shaped the US Military There was nothing the U.S. military could do that President Theodore Roosevelt couldn't do better.
What a World War II Veteran Experienced at the Battle of Tarawa A lieutenant commander in the Medical Corps, Donald R. Nelson describes the Battle of Tarawa to his parents in a letter home.
French Nobleman Adopted Patriots' Cause, Became 'Hero of Two Worlds' The Marquis de Lafayette's bearing was so authoritative that Congress commissioned him a major general when he was 19 years...
Fighting for Respect: Black Soldiers in World War I In addition to being a major global turning point, World War I saw Blacks making huge contribution to the U.S. war effort.
The United States' Invasion of Russia Was a Yearlong Freezing Hell for the Troops Around 5,000 American soldiers were part of an allied expedition to intervene in the ongoing Russian civil war against the...
From Waterloo to the Marne: The Road to World War I Waterloo and the Marne are separated by 180 miles, and a century of history of politics that ultimately led to the outbreak...
This Famous Actor's Secret WWII Program Became a Precursor to the Navy SEALs While Douglas Fairbanks Jr. appeared in about 100 movies, his role in creating the Beach Jumpers was likely the most...
'Mama Josie' Took Care of Military Nurses in the Philippines During WWII Lt. Josephine "Mama Josie" Nesbit made sure all of her military nurses were taken care of after the Japanese attacked the...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Army Offers $15,000 Reward for Info on Missing Guns and Other Gear at Fort Moore Army investigators are still searching for 31 M17 pistols that disappeared from Fort Moore, Georgia, earlier this year, but...
GOP Senator Stalls Promotion of General Who Became Symbol of Afghanistan Withdrawal Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, who has been nominated to receive a fourth star and take command of U.S. Army forces in Europe...
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
