Bluegrass Pioneer and 'Rocky Top' Singer Bobby Osborne Was Shot in the Head in Korean War Bobby Osborne remained a player at the Grand Ole Opry with his band, the Rocky Top X-Press, right up until his death. He was...
'His Best Day During the Civil War': How Abner Doubleday Helped the Union Win at Gettysburg Doubleday's name resonates today widely as the supposed inventor of baseball. While that contention has been largely debunked...
Dick Van Dyke's Entertainment Career Started in a World War II Latrine Van Dyke has never been ashamed to admit that cowardice led to his entertainment career.
‘No Country for Old Men’ Author and Air Force Veteran Cormac McCarthy Dies Before becoming a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Cormac McCarthy joined the U.S. Air Force in 1953 after dropping out of...
Pat Sajak Announces He's Retiring After His 41st Season of 'Wheel of Fortune' "Well, the time has come," Vietnam veteran and "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak wrote on Twitter.
From Military to UFC: 10 Fighters Who Served It should come as no surprise that many service members and veterans have gone on to success in martial arts, particularly...
From Marine to Comedian: How Tim Wilkins Made It in Hollywood You might say that Tim Wilkins was born for comedy. Even while he was earning the title of U.S. Marine, he “had the cockiness...
Famous Veteran: Yogi Berra Hall of Fame baseball player Yogi Berra is a Navy veteran who worked on a rocket-launching boat and served on D-Day during...
Famous Veteran: Willie Nelson After Willie Nelson left high school in 1950, he enrolled in the Air Force and was medically discharged after about nine...
Famous Veteran: Tom Selleck Actor Tom Selleck has volunteered for numerous public-service announcements that document the National Guard's contributions...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...