The Little-Known War Stories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Songs Criscrossing decades, continents and conflict, we’ve collected some of the most intriguing stories behind a variety of...
160 Years Later, Descendants of Army's Sand Creek Massacre Still Wait for Justice Friday, Nov. 29, marks 160 years since the Sand Creek bloodshed, and the pain of the tragedy still haunts descendants of...
A US Sailor Showed Japan How to Attack Pearl Harbor American admirals first showed how vulnerable Pearl Harbor was, nine years before the United States entered World War II.
Boiled Eagles, US Military Victories and the Real History of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving has never been what your fifth-grade teacher made it out to be.
The Best Real-Life Military Leaders in the ‘Gladiator’ Movies, Ranked Ridley Scott’s two “Gladiator” movies aren’t exactly real history, but they are based on real history.
The CIA's 'Heart Attack Gun': A Cold War Weapon for Targeted Assassinations Of all the Central Intelligence Agency secrets revealed to the world by the so-called Church Committee of the 1970s, perhaps...
On Veterans Day, Harriet Tubman Gets Formal Recognition of Her Military Service In addition to her work leading slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad, Tubman headed reconnaissance parties and...
Why a British Field Marshal and 74 Other Foreign Nationals Are Buried in Arlington National Cemetery When John Dill died on Nov. 4, 1944, it shook the upper echelons of the United States military, right up through Army Chief...
What Happened to the Original Tun Tavern, Birthplace of the Marine Corps The original Tun Tavern in Philadelphia was the birthplace of the Marine Corps and was almost as old as the city itself.
Remains of Nearly 30 Civil War Veterans Found in a Funeral Home's Storage Are Laid to Rest For decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a...
Army Disbanding Most Ceremonial Horse Units The Army will begin phasing out five horse-mounted ceremonial units stationed at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca...
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Navy SEAL Veteran Compares Himself to Trump as He Launches His Bid for Wisconsin Governor A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political newcomer entered Wisconsin's race for governor Wednesday...
Marine Recruiters Promoted an Immigration Benefit Until the Corps Told Them to Stop The military often highlights paths to citizenship as a recruiting tactic, though fulfillment of policies such as PIP has...
Army Policy Severely Limiting Shaving Waivers Goes into Effect Troops will be granted short-term shaving exemptions if they require it, but will be removed from the service if they are on...
