Remembering Soldiers Who Lost Their Lives on the First Veterans Day The first Veterans Day was called “Armistice Day,” and on this first day of observance in 1918, several Americans lost their...
How the Red Poppy Became a Symbol of Remembrance for Troops Everywhere In Britain and the Commonwealth of Countries, former territories of the British Empire, a red poppy worn on one's lapel is a...
Netflix Just Remade One of the Great War Movies of All Time "All Quiet on the Western Front" portrayed the brutality and waste of the Great War in a compelling presentation that few...
Leaky Battleship That Saw Combat in Both World Wars Heads to The Yard It's the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars, having fought Nazis and the Japanese Army during World War...
This Is How the Poppy Became a Symbol for Fallen Troops Poppies became a symbol of sacrifice because of the war poem “In Flanders Fields,” written by the Canadian physician, Lt. Col...
Legendary General Patton Hated Peace So Much, He Wrote a Poem About It George S. Patton described the celebration at the end of World War I as the "cruel glee of the weak."
How the 'First Real New York Gangster' Turned Guardsman Helped End World War I Born Edward Osterman, Edward "Monk" Eastman led a collection of criminals that, at one point, numbered nearly 1,200.
How National Guard Soldiers Survived Subs and Crowded Ships in WWI Quarters on the ships were tight, but the men were well-fed and many of them spent time catching up on sleep.
Two WWI Medals of Honor, Two Names, One New York Marine This Marine received two Medals of Honor for his actions – and he also happened to have two names.
Black Special Forces Veteran Close to Being Awarded Medal of Honor After Decades of Roadblocks A Pentagon official told Military.com on the condition of anonymity that Capt. Paris Davis' nomination was approved by Gen...
A New 'Polytherapeutic' App Shows Significant Improvement in Treating Tinnitus Tinnitus, that ringing, buzzing, hissing, whistling noise in your ear that only you seem to be able to hear, is a condition...
Ukraine's Victories May Become a Problem for the US As time passes, the cost may get higher — in distraction from other regions, in scarce munitions consumed, in vulnerability...
The Black Knights' 2022 Army-Navy Game Uniform Honors 1st Armored in World War II Army's special uniforms for the 2022 Army-Navy Game are telling the story of "Old Ironsides" during World War II.
Former Marine Sues VA, Alleging 'Years' of Discrimination Against Black Vets Seeking Benefits Connecticut resident Conley Monk Jr. says generations have been affected by rulings that disproportionately favored white...
