World War II Veteran and Director John Ford Is the Next Subject of TCM's 'Plot Thickens' Podcast Ford's career, good and bad, in war and peace, is the subject of "Decoding John Ford," the next installment of TCM's "The...
Irish Woman Whose Weather Forecast Changed the Course of D-Day Dies at 100 Maureen Sweeney's weather dispatch from the lighthouse was a crucial warning to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, convincing him to...
Navy Sailor Recalls What Storming Omaha Beach on D-Day Was Like A year after joining the Navy the day after graduating high school, Robert Curl of Alabama found himself on Omaha Beach...
Medic in Black D-Day Unit, Long Denied the Medal of Honor, Gets Wide Backing for Nation's Highest Military Honor A growing chorus of historians, members of Congress and the U.S. First Army are pressing the case for Waverly B. Woodson Jr...
A World War II Veteran Escaped from a Nursing Home for the 70th Anniversary of D-Day After being denied a trip to return to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of the event with the Royal British Legion, World...
D-Day Veteran of the 101st Airborne, Jim 'Pee Wee' Martin, Dies at 101 On June 6, 1944, James Martin was among the first Allied paratroopers to jump into Normandy with the 101st Airborne, 506th...
An American GI Describes 'Hellish' D-Day Invasion Joseph A. Dragotto provides a compelling foxhole-level account of a seasoned American G.I. on the business end of a rifle...
D-Day Story: Roger Airgood Roger Airgood entered the Army Air Corps at Chanute Field, Illinois, on May 22, 1939. I remained in the service until going...
Soldier Recounts Ammunition Run to Resupply Troops After D-Day After the breakout of D-Day, Capt. "Squeak" Greenip led E Company, 8th Infantry as it tried to shore up control of the...
A D-Day Vet Finally Gets His Bronze Star and Purple Heart After 78 Years The Army says an administrative error in processing Kellerman's records was the reason for the delay.
2 Veterans Tied to 'Nazi White Nationalist Efforts' Allegedly Stole Gear from Army Base, Beat Soldier with Hammer Police arrested Charles Ethan Fields and Levi Austin Frakes after executing a warrant for alleged assault, robbery and theft...
Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship A new name for the Harvey Milk was not given but, according to the memo, Hegseth and Phelan are planning to announce the new...
Hawaii Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing Wife with Machete, Dismembering Body The mystery of what happened to Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, a pregnant 19-year-old Army spouse who was reported...
Air Force Special Operations Command Names New Enlisted Leader as Predecessor Faces Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman will be overseeing Air Force Special Operations Command's 21,000 air commandos and...
Coasties Braved Withering German Fire to Put Troops Ashore on D-Day The role played by Coast Guard personnel who crewed the Higgins boats was critical to the success of the D-Day landings in...