Sons of Confederate Veterans Sue to Return Georgia Monument The Sons of Confederate Veterans group has sued to return a 30-foot-high obelisk to a site in front of a Georgia courthouse.
Memphis Erases Confederate General From its Public Spaces The park where his grave was located has been the site of protests related to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Hispanic Group Sues Santa Fe Mayor Over Destroyed Obelisk Inscriptions at the base of the monument honored Union soldiers who died fighting Indigenous tribes and Confederate soldiers.
How the US Military Helped Create the Juneteenth Holiday On June 19, 1865, slaves in Texas -- the last rebel state to be occupied by the Union Army -- finally heard the words of the...
The First Medal of Honor Went to an Army Soldier Who Stole a Confederate Train Jacob Parrott was a U.S. soldier who participated in the legendary Civil War mission popularly known as the Great Locomotive...
Workers Begin Removing Confederate General's Remains from Tennessee Park Workers in Memphis, Tennessee, have begun the process of digging up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
The 1st Black Man to Wear the Union Uniform in the Civil War Wasn't Even Allowed to Enlist The first African American in Union uniform, Nick Biddle was also the first man wounded in the Civil War.
Pentagon Begins Process to Purge Confederate Names from Military Bases, Property The NDAA created a commission to put an end to the longstanding U.S. military tradition of honoring Confederate leaders.
The Last Widow of a Civil War Soldier Just Died at 101 Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936 -- she never remarried.
The VA Has a Hospital Named for a Slavery-Supporting Confederate Doctor. And It Won’t Change, Wilkie Says Hunter Holmes McGuire played a pivotal role in designating medical personnel as noncombatants but had a troubling history...
US Special Forces Have a Rough, Little-Known Way to Get to Missions Helocasting involves commandos jumping from a helicopter into water and either swimming or using a small boat.
Oklahoma Guard Paychecks Under Threat as Vaccine Battle with Pentagon Escalates Austin sent a letter denying Gov. Stitt's written request that Guard members be exempted from the vaccination requirement.
Nearly 9,000 Marines Didn't Get Vaccinated By the Deadline. Many Risk Getting Kicked Out of the Corps. The Marine Corps reported that 5% of the force had not gotten even one shot before the deadline passed.
Army Whistleblower Who Wrote to McCain About Prisoner Abuses Dies at Age 42 The allegations of abuse eventually led the U.S. Senate to approve anti-torture legislation in 2005.
Air Force Recruit Shipped Off to Boot Camp After Allegedly Assaulting Police on Jan. 6 Prosecutors noted that Aiden Bilyard was initially identified by online detectives who have been pouring over videos and...
