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 Davao Dozen: How Americans First Learned About the Bataan Death March If it weren't for 12 escapees from a Japanese POW camp, Americans wouldn't know about the incident until after World War II.
The Chinese Army Held an Olympic Games for POWs During the Korean War In a propaganda effort to win converts during the Korean War, China and North Korea held an "Olympic games" for captured UN...
This Soldier Was the First Army POW in Vietnam to Earn the Medal of Honor Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace was such a thorn in the side of his North Vietnamese captors, they executed him.
Air Force's Last POW Retires After More Than 30 Years of Service Air Force Lt. Col. Rob Sweet retired this week as the deputy commander of the 476th Fighter Group at Moody Air Force Base.
Return of Rolling Thunder? Trump Weighs in on Memorial Day Ride Rolling Thunder could be coming back to Washington, D.C. next year after all.
Korean War POW Will Finally Be Buried in Arlington National Cemetery An Army Korean War veteran reported missing in action in February 1951 is finally being laid to rest this week.
American Legion to Congress: Don't Replace POW/MIA Flags with Transgender Banners "These servicemen and servicewomen went missing while defending all Americans. Their flags should not go missing as well."
Pueblo Crew Tells Trump to Bring Their Warship Home from North Korea The still-commissioned Navy warship remains on the Potong River as a museum piece in North Korea's capital.
'Never Forget Our Duty:' Mattis Says Push to Bring MIA Troops Home Continues The defense secretary hailed the sacrifice of the missing at a Pentagon ceremony.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-11/cc%20korean%20war%20pow%20olympics%201200.jpg?itok=amKqIyKb "Prisoner athletes left the grounds to the tune of a North Korean "Friendship March." (National Archives)")
