POW Gets a Pair of Jump Boots, the Best Gift a WWII Vet Could Want Albert "Ken" Axelson, a World War II combat medic, turned 21 on April 2, 1945 -- the same day he was liberated from a Nazi...
What Are the Branches of the US Military? In simple terms, the U.S. Armed Forces are made up of the six military branches: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps...
This Is the Truth Behind WWII’s Creepy Philadelphia Experiment The Philadelphia Experiment is one of the most grotesque military urban legends ever.
Lou Conter, Last Survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102 Lou Conter was one of 335 sailors and Marines to survive the attack, and was the last living survivor. Some 2,341 service...
Why the US Navy Operated a Fleet of Ice Cream Ships During World War II If an army marches on its stomach, as Napoleon Bonaparte once purportedly said, then a fighting force as large and powerful...
Newly Renovated Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Dedicated in Georgia Like the original memorial wall in Washington D.C., the replica -- eight feet high and stretching more than 200 feet --...
Michael Douglas' Benjamin Franklin Brings France Into the American Revolution in a New Apple TV+ Series This new dramatization of Franklin's most important diplomatic magnum opus is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer...
'Fracture Jaw': The Army's Plan to Use Tactical Nuclear Weapons During the Vietnam War On Jan. 24, 1968, Westmoreland asked Sharp to move tactical nuclear weapons into northern Quang Tri province as a last-ditch...
Army Cancels Planned Public Visits to Trinity Bomb Site in April. You Can Blame 'Oppenheimer.' The Army has canceled the April 6 open house for the public to visit the New Mexico site of the Trinity atomic bomb blast for...
'Band of Brothers' Actors Are Training to Parachute into Normandy for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day With the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy approaching in June, some of the actors decided they would...
Proposed Transfer of Guard Units to Space Force Sparks Opposition from 48 Governors, 5 US Territories While a handful of U.S. governors had spoken out against the plan over the last few weeks, this latest letter marks the most...
Veterans Scammed Out of GI Bill Benefits Could Get Benefits Restored Under House-Passed Bill Advocates for student veterans applauded its passage in the House as a key milestone in fixing an injustice facing those...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Retired Captain of First US Nuclear Submarine Celebrates Turning 100 in Spokane Frank Fogarty knew nothing about nuclear physics on ships when he got pulled from his Korean War submarine duty to interview...
Why Israel Is So Determined to Launch an Offensive in Rafah. And Why So Many Oppose It Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global...