6 Reasons Why the Battle of Iwo Jima Is So Important to Marines About 6,800 Americans died and 26,000 were wounded or missing at Iwo Jima, which was one of the most brutal battles in...
This POW's Actions Convinced Captors in Vietnam to Scale Back Torture POW James B. Stockdale's actions convinced captors to scale back torture.
Benedict Arnold Was a Master Military Strategist Despite His Reputation Benedict Arnold, the name that now means "traitor" to Americans, once stood for courage and military genius.
Air Force Col. Michael Collins An Army brat, future astronaut Michael Collins graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1952 with an Air Force commission.
How National Guard Soldiers Survived Subs and Crowded Ships in WWI Quarters on the ships were tight, but the men were well-fed and many of them spent time catching up on sleep.
Two WWI Medals of Honor, Two Names, One New York Marine This Marine received two Medals of Honor for his actions – and he also happened to have two names.
50 Years of Brotherhood: Remembering the Currahee Brothers Born of the Army, the “Currahee Brothers” forged lifelong bonds in bloody combat during the Vietnam War and continued...
How You Can Read About Director Oliver Stone's Combat Experiences in Vietnam In October 2020, Stone released a memoir, "Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express...
Smithsonian Unearths Stories of First World War's Native Americans Efforts to preserve the memories of a group of men whose World War I exploits were nearly forgotten have received a boost.
How a Pigeon Helped Save the 'Lost Battalion' One of WWI’s most heroic battlefield stories features a bookish lawyer, a millionaire, a carrier pigeon and draftee soldiers...
Harvard to Offer Full Rides to 50 Veterans and Civil Servants for Master's Degrees in Public Policy The $100,000 fellowships are being offered at a time when the school has come under attack from President Donald Trump, who...
Fort Hood Senior Noncommissioned Officer Arrested a Second Time on Child Sex Assault Charges Sgt. Maj. Victor Manuel Rivera was arrested on June 18 and released on a $90,000 bond on June 30. He is facing a first-degree...
Trump Taps Air Force and Space Force Generals as Next Service Vice Chiefs Nominations were put in front of the Senate for Space Force Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton and Air Force Gen. Thomas Bussiere to...
The New VA Budget Pushes to Privatize Care, Risking the Veterans Health System "We are watching the slow dismantling of the VA from the inside out, buried in a budget document. If left unchecked, this...
21-Year-Old Soldier Hacked Databases, Threatened to Leak Stolen Data, Feds Say John Wagenius was stationed at Fort Cavazo and at a U.S. Army base in South Korea throughout the scheme between April 2023...
