Remembering Army Veteran Jim Whittaker, First American to Climb Mount Everest Whittaker trained Army soldiers at Camp Hale during the Korean War before becoming the first American to summit Everest and...
WWII Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Serve Takes Honor Flight Joining the military at 16 to serve in World War II to service in Korea and Vietnam, humble Al Duran has lived quite a life.
US, South Korea Join Forces to Find Aircraft Lost in Korean War A new partnership between the U.S. and South Korea aims to recover and identify lost planes and soldiers from the Korean War.
Japanese American Interned During World War II Receives Congressional Honor Despite spending three years in an internment camp, Raymond Setsuda served during the Korean War. More than 70 years later...
South Korea Honors POW Veteran with ‘Ambassador for Peace’ Medal Army veteran Gene Ramos, 92, received a special honor from South Korea, hoping more POWs can get the recognition they deserve...
Korean War Soldier Returns Home After 75 Years. His Brother Is Still Missing Cpl. Marvin Silvester Patton, who vanished during the first American ground battle of the Korean War, was laid to rest in...
Wisconsin Honor Flight Recruiting Black Veterans for Special DC Trips This year, the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight is looking to recruit more Black veterans for its trips. For one Vietnam...
The Youngest Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient Was Only 17 and Is Still MIA 17-year-old Charles Gilliland never returned from Korea. His remains have never been recovered. More than seven decades later...
Korean War Veteran to Receive Medal of Honor for Secret Battle with Russians Korean War Navy veteran finally receiving the Medal of Honor after keeping a daring mission secret for more than 60 years.
The US Failed to Capture a MiG-15. Then a North Korean Defector Delivered One A secret US operation spent months trying to obtain a Soviet MiG-15 during the Korean War. A North Korean defector who never...
The US Military Will Risk Everything for Its Own. Here’s Why The rescue of downed U.S. airmen in Iran shows why “leave no one behind” still defines the military, and why it matters for...
These Actors Grew Up as Military Children. It Shaped Everything These 10 actors were raised in military families. Their upbringing didn’t just shape their lives—it still influences how they...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
