How the First Aircraft Carrier Battle in History Could Have Ended The Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II was the first carrier-versus-carrier battle in history.
This Destroyer Did the US Proud Through Three Wars From supporting amphibious attacks against the Viet Cong to fighting off Japanese warships, the USS Radford has seen it all.
‘Tactical Surprise’: The D-Day Amphibious Assault at Utah Beach Battling with five-foot waves, thrashing winds and heavy enemy fire, U.S. Navy amphibious landing craft mounted a fierce...
What if D-Day Failed? A Message from Gen. Dwight Eisenhower Read the message that Allied commander Dwight Eisenhower would have sent out to the American public if the D-Day invasion...
He’s One of the Last Living WWII Marine Corps Pilots Sam Folsom was one of the first echelon of 17 Marine fighter pilots tasked with defending Guadalcanal.
From Big Week to the Big Day: Aerial Attacks Set Up D-Day Invasion Hundreds of United States Army Air Force’s (USAAF) B-17 Flying Fortress bombers launched a massive coordinated assault just...
This President’s Son Overcame Age, Health Issues on D-Day to Earn the Medal of Honor Teddy Roosevelt Jr., the son of the nation's 26th president, served as a brigadier general leading the 4th Infantry Division...
The Ghost of This WWII Destroyer Was Just Found Off Alaska The USS Abner Read, which was severely damaged by an explosion on Aug. 18, 1943, is the final resting place for 71 U.S...
How the Flying Fireman's Son Keeps His Memory Alive After 9/11 This Special Forces vet gave all on 9/11. Now his son serves, too.
World War II Marine Veteran Finally Comes Home U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Millard Odom was killed on the first day of the Battle of Tarawa, Nov. 20, 1943, during World War II.
This World War II POW Endured More Than 50 Years in Captivity When Anna Gabulya saw a television report of a POW’s return to Hungary a half-century after he served during World War II...
Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Bribery Plot Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke, once the second-highest uniformed officer in the Navy, was commanding its forces in Europe and...
Pentagon Says Troops Can Only Be Exempt from Shaving Their Facial Hair for a Year Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a...
Black Vietnam Veteran’s Story Reveals War’s Harsh Realities 50 Years Later It was May 1970, deep in the jungles of Vietnam, and 19-year-old infantryman John Smith stepped to the edge of a hill to...
Trump Says US Forces Sank Third Suspected Drug Boat off Venezuela President Donald Trump did not say how many people were killed in the third strike.