This Future President Turned a Burly WWI Troop into a Crack Combat Unit When the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, Harry Truman reenlisted with the National Guard, where he was elected...
This Soldier-Explorer Mapped the Course of the Louisiana Purchase Expedition Few had expected the tired, tattered band of William Clark, Meriwether Lewis and their subordinates to return from their...
Meet the Irishman Who Knew More Officers in the US Army Than Anyone Over three decades encountering plebes and upperclassmen at West Point, Sgt. Martin Maher earned a place in the hearts of...
She Went to Vietnam to Heal. She Became America's First Female POW There. Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti was a visiting missionary in Vietnam when she and two men were abducted from a leper colony in 1962.
A US Service Member Recounts His Year in Vietnam Tom Fowler arrived in Hoa Air Base (near Saigon) around noon on April 12, 1969, and arrived back in the U.S. on March 31...
D-Day Story: Malcolm Edwards I was a bombardier on the B-26 Nick's Chick in the 344th bomb group, 495th squadron. The following are the recollections that...
Photo Exclusive: Sailor Shares Never-Before-Published Images of Historic Attack on USS Liberty A Navy veteran is sharing never-before-published photographs of the historic attack on the USS Liberty by Israel in 1967.
This Medal of Honor Winner's Bold Spirit Made Him A Hero In Vietnam Major Lance Cpl. Jedh Colby Barker was a machine gunner with Company F, 2nd Battalion — "The Magnificent Bastards" of the 4th...
How Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Crafted an Impressive Military Career Off screen, dashing film star Douglas Fairbanks Jr. contributed talent for naval deception during World War II.
How the Secretary of the Navy Announced the Death of FDR Then-Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal delivered a radio message to the USS Orange, announcing the death of President...
Fired Space Force Officer Approved to Be Air Force's No. 2 Civilian Leader In a 52-46 party-line vote, the Senate approved former Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier to become the under secretary of the Air...
‘I Came Home Different': What They Don't Tell You About Life After Service "No one tells you that you might survive everything and still wake up years later wondering what the hell you're doing here."
Schumer Asks US Army to Award New York Hero with Medal of Honor Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis died in 2013 during a Taliban raid on Forward Operating Base Ghazni in Afghanistan.
Navy Torpedo Boat Abandoned in South Carolina Waters. Now the Owner Has Been Arrested These days, the only threat posed by a 120-foot-long Navy torpedo vessel is to the marsh outside of Charleston, S.C., where...
Marine Veteran Dies After Shooter Lying in Wait Ambushed Police Who Parked to Eat Lunch An Ohio police department says one of its officers is dead after a shooter lying in wait ambushed him and another officer as...
