This World War II Vet Is Turning 100, and She'd Like a Birthday Card from You World War II veteran Charlotte Schwid will be celebrating her 100th birthday on May 22 at the Eagle River VFW Post 9785 in...
D-Day by the Numbers: Pulling Off the Biggest Amphibious Invasion in History The Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, was the largest amphibious invasion in history.
AARP Honors the Normandy Invasion's 75th Anniversary with 'Letters from D-Day' Bryan Cranston narrates the series about one of the most important days of battle for the Allies in World War II.
5 Things That Surprised the German Army on D-Day Believe it or not, the Germans were not surprised that the Allies were ready to invade Fortress Europe as a means of bringing...
A Medal of Honor Recipient Was Gunned Down in a Liquor Store Robbery When Vietnam vet Dwight Johnson walked into a nearby corner store in April 1971, he accidentally walked in on a robbery.
This Was What Memes Looked Like in World War II A proliferation of colorful and striking posters emerged as, in effect, the social media memes of the World War II era.
5 'Dumb' Military Tactics That Actually Worked A military tactic that seems so stupid can be useful to the right mind. It actually can turn out well.
7 Real-Life Heroes You’ve Never Heard of from the Pearl Harbor Attack There were thousands on heroes during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Here are just seven notable examples.
An O-1 Took Command at Pearl Harbor and Took the Fight to the Japanese The USS Aylwin's crew took the fight to the sucker-punching Japanese Navy and naval air forces during and after its attack on...
Does NORAD Really Track Santa? Tracking Santa has been a holiday tradition for many American families for decades, but it all started because of a mistake.
Cuts to Cost-of-Living Allowances 'Make It Hard Just to Exist,' Military Families in Germany Say Spouses in Germany say it is not an affordable place to live right now as the country is being hit by skyrocketing costs.
Last Known Survivor of WWII POW Massacre Dead at 99 Harold Billow, the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, will be laid to rest in...
Marine Corps Considers Abandoning Parris Island Amid Rising Extreme Weather Threats A string of recent reports has predicted that Parris Island will face increasingly frequent and ferocious hurricanes, floods...
VA Offers $20 Million in Prizes for New Ideas to Reduce Suicides Among Veterans To drive innovation on suicide prevention, the VA is offering prizes for individuals, organizations and industry to develop...
Fort Liberty? Bragg and 8 Other Bases Get New Proposed Names to Scrub Confederate Links The proposed names must now go to Congress and be approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
