British Army Captain Recounts How He Arrived at D-Day In June 1944 at the time of D-Day, William John Arnold was a captain in the Durham Light Infantry Regiment in the British...
Lessons from the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge lasted for 40 days and ended in January 1945. Less than six months later, Hitler would be dead and...
Miles Dempsey's Strategic Acumen Led Him to Command 2nd Army in Normandy Invasion At the beginning of World War II, Dempsey was a lieutenant colonel in command of an infantry brigade in France.
A Watchmaker Created This World War II Watch Infused with a Piece of History in Honor of D-Day Like many things produced during World War II, the A-11 watch was developed for use by the U.S. military.
Militaria: Patches Worn By WWII Overseas Commands Patches worn by World War II overseas commands illustrate a far-flung war effort.
Veteran Recounts the Dangers Faced by Supply Trucks During the Vietnam War Dennis Belcastro served in the Republic of Vietnam with the 54th Transportation Battalion, 669th Transportation Company, from...
Selfless Act Transforms Young Veteran into a Battlefield Legend Pfc. Milton Lee Olive III and others in his unit were pursuing a band of Viet Cong near Phu Cuong when one of the enemy...
A World War II Soldier Received the Medal of Honor After Cutting Off His Own Leg Receiving the Medal of Honor requires the recipient to commit to an action that risks their life "above and beyond the call...
‘Nobody to Watch My Twins.’ Military Spouses Quit Jobs, Families Bust Budgets in Scramble for Child Care Military families and on-base child care providers have known for a long time that theirs is a system delicately balanced on...
New Report Details Airman's Humvee Death Amid Halt in Vehicle's Usage at Missile Bases A 19-year-old airman who was killed in a Humvee rollover during a 2023 convoy back to F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming...
Army ROTC Cadet Dies During Fort Knox Land Navigation Training A 22-year-old Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet died Thursday during a land navigation exercise at Fort Knox...
How Navy SEAL and SWCC Training Is Alike and Different Navy SEAL and Navy SWCC training share a foundation rooted in rigorous training, water competency and high fitness standards.
Ulysses S. Grant Picked a Confederate Slave Owner to Take Down the KKK Amos T. Akerman was a curious case to become President Ulysses S. Grant's attorney general, as depicted in Guy Gugliotta’s...