WWII Hero Who Led Ragtag Group that Killed over 200 Nazis Considered for Medal of Honor U.S. Rep. John Joyce introduced legislation that would award the highest military honor to a WWII hero from Pennsylvania.
Meet the Only Man to Witness All 3 WWII Atomic Bomb Blasts As the nation approaches the 75th anniversary of Japan's capitulation on Aug. 15, 1945, Lawrence Johnston's story is unique.
Historians Say American History Oversimplifies Atomic Bombings on Japan Those losses hastened the war's conclusion but were not solely responsible for it, two historians say.
WWII Veteran, Part of 11 Naval Trans-Atlantic Convoys, Shrugs Off 'Hero Stuff' Gordon Smedley is looking forward to seeing the movie "Greyhound," the Tom Hanks thriller about the World War II's Battle of...
WWII Naval Adventure 'Hooligans' Follows Exploits of PT Boats in Pacific "The Hooligans" traces the course of a fictional PT boat squadron in the Solomon Islands during and after the battle for...
Why Winston Churchill Once Visited Fort Jackson To prove that the U.S. Army would be ready, General Marshall took Churchill to the only place that made sense: Fort Jackson.
Medal of Honor Recipient Woody Williams Reflects on Upcoming WWII Anniversary The 75th anniversary of the end of World War II is approaching next month.
Port Chicago 50 Honored at 76th Anniversary On July 17, 1944 an explosion killed 332 people and injured 390 others.
Original 'Rosie the Riveter' Makes Masks to Promote, Honor WWII Work At age 94, Mae Krier is back on the front lines -- hard at work, helping her country.
USS Arizona Memorial Reopens, Needs Visitors to Stay Afloat By about 11:30 a.m. the visitor center and adjacent USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park were virtual ghost towns.
DoD to Assess Female Troops' Reproductive Health for First Time in Decades The survey focuses on their experiences with military health care and preferences for family planning and contraception.
She Was a Pioneering Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer. A Tsunami of Sexual Harassment Followed Sara Faulkner had the "it" factor as the first woman to graduate from the Coast Guard's helicopter rescue swimmer school.
Ex-Green Berets Sentenced to 20 Years for Venezuela Attack Both decorated former U.S. service members, they were found guilty of conspiracy, trafficking in illegal arms and terrorism.
Military Leaders Are Confronting a New Form of Discrimination: Pregnancy Bias Discrimination, conscious or not, often starts during maternity leave.
Remains of Missing Marines, Sailor Recovered from Sunken Amphibious Vehicle The remains will be transported to Dover Air Force Base for preparation for burial.
