Remains of Two West Virginia POWs Finally Identified Two West Virginia POWs, listed as "Unknowns" for decades, have finally been identified using DNA technology.
Pearl Harbor's Forgotten 1944 Disaster Killed at Least 163 Men and Reformed Navy Safety Measures The blast consumed everyone near the bow. No witnesses survived to explain what triggered the detonation. A fireball erupted...
British Marine Who Provided Cover for Troops on D-Day Dies at 101 Francis "Jim" Grant, a Royal Marine and one of the last surviving British D-Day soldiers, died last week at 101.
The Finnish Sniper Who Killed Over 500 Soviet Soldiers, the Most Confirmed Kills in Military History The Soviet soldier never saw him. Neither did the one after that, or the next, or the hundreds who followed. Simo Häyhä...
The Battle of Kasserine Pass: The Humiliating WWII Defeat That Transformed the US Army The Battle of Kasserine Pass was America's first major fight against the European Axis in World War II. It turned into one of...
A British WWII Veteran’s Uncomfortable Question At age 100, British Royal Navy veteran Alec Penstone made headlines when he questioned whether the sacrifices of World War II...
The Biscari Massacre: Patton’s Soldiers Executed 73 Axis POWs, Then the Army Covered it Up The 45th was the only "green" division in the invasion with no combat experience. Its 180th Infantry Regiment struggled badly...
Never Too Old: WWII Veteran, 101, Makes Most of Daily Workouts World War II veteran George Poleske is 101, legally blind and hard of hearing, but he shows up every day to work out and stay...
105-Year-Old Massachusetts Veteran Believed to Be Nation’s Oldest Marine Louis Tanzer, likely the nation's oldest living Marine Corps veteran, received quite a celebration after turning 105 years of...
The 1944 Air Battle Over Niš: The Only Direct Combat Between American and Soviet Forces in WWII On Nov. 7, 1944, that convergence produced the only acknowledged direct combat between American and Soviet forces in World...
New York Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Will Finally Receive Medal of Honor Advocates pushed for years for Michael Ollis to receive the nation's highest honor. On Tuesday, their dream became a reality.
Hundreds Turn Out to Honor Navy Veteran Who Would Have Been Buried Alone Hundreds of strangers filled a Pennsylvania church to ensure a U.S. Navy veteran who died without family received the send...
Why Some Disabled Veterans Can't Get Both VA Disability and Military Retirement Pay Military service members planning medical retirement face a critical decision point at the 20-year mark.
How a Wounded Pigeon Named Cher Ami Saved the Lost Battalion in WWI A wounded pigeon named Cher Ami helped save a battalion of American soldiers, becoming one of the most recognized animals in...
This 20-Year-Old Sacrificed His Life and Became the First Black Marine Medal of Honor Recipient Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc...
