Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. Congress passed 14 laws in 2025 that reshaped pay, housing, education and transition rules for millions of service members...
U.S. World War II Veteran, 103, Receives French Legion of Honor Leggio “Lee” Sassi received the prestigious honor for his service in the Battle of the Bulge.
Navy Chief Sacrificed His Life and Earned the Medal of Honor Saving 123 Sailors During the Battle of the Coral Sea Chief Watertender Oscar V. Peterson spent 21 years at sea before May 7, 1942, when Japanese bombs turned the USS Neosho into...
Major Pension Increase for Medal of Honor Heroes Recognizes 'Lifetime of Service' Congress approved a major increase to the Medal of Honor pension, boosting lifetime support for the nation’s most decorated...
The Only WWII Land Battle Fought on American Soil: The Forgotten Fight for Alaska When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat...
From Pearl Harbor to Japan: How 25th Infantry Division Earned its 'Tropic Lightning' Name in WWII This newly organized unit soon became one of the war's most aggressive fighting forces. It was one of only two Army divisions...
Ohio Town Pushes for Vietnam Hero to Receive Medal of Honor Staff Sgt. Fred Brown's heroism saved several soldiers in Vietnam in 1969. Now, his Hamilton, Ohio hometown is pushing for...
Forgotten Vietnam Marine's Daring Rescue: The Fight for His Overdue Medal of Honor The heroic actions of Danny Hernandez during Operation UTAH, March 1966, went unrecognized for over four decades due to lost...
Last Stand in Korea: How Greek and American Troops Held Outpost Harry Against 13,000 Chinese Soldiers On the evening of June 10, 1953, Markley briefed his men from K Company, 15th Infantry Regiment before sending them to their...
Marine Corps Veteran Adam Driver to Play Medal of Honor Hero John Chapman It’s been more than 20 years since John Chapman’s bravery in the face of insurmountable odds eventually earned him a Medal of...
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...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
US Navy Sends Submarines Under Arctic Ice for 100th Time in Milestone Exercise The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
