World War II POW Describes Being Shot Down over the English Channel World War II veteran Bill Geiger, whose pilot was a West Pointer, wanted to be a pilot all my life.
The US Air Force's Bid to Develop Nuclear-Powered Aircraft At the height of the Cold War, U.S. Air Force scientists dreamed of a fleet of nuclear-powered aircraft. They almost made it...
'War Sure Is Hell': Pearl Harbor Survivor Recalls Bombing World War II veteran Carl Carson chronicles what it was like to survive the bombing of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor on Dec...
The General Who Turned the Spanish-American War into a 'Puerto Rican Picnic' Ambitious and self-promoting, Army's "brave peacock" had an illustrious Civil War record.
'You Get Close to God Real Fast': Don Ho Relishes His Time as an Air Force Pilot Legendary Hawaiian entertainer Don Ho describes serving as an Air Force pilot from 1954 to 1959.
Pararescue Medic Awarded Medal of Honor 34 Years After Fatal Mission Young pararescue medic received Medal of Honor 34 years after fatal mission.
How Whiskey Helped Calm Down This Sailor on D-Day As a coxswain of an LCVP landing craft during Operation Overlord, George Thomas Poe had one of the most unique views and...
'A Ball of Flames Everywhere': One Coxswain's D-Day Story August Leo Thomas was a coxswain on LCT 633 during Operation Overlord. He gives a firsthand account of the landings that took...
What Confederate President Jefferson Davis Wrote to His Brother Among what Jefferson Davis wrote to his brother, Joseph: "All I have, except my wife and children, I am ready to sacrifice...
This Army Colonel Brokered an Agreement to End the Korean War Attorney-soldier Army Col. Howard S. Levie authored the agreement that ended the Korean War.
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...
