D-Day Veteran of the 101st Airborne, Jim 'Pee Wee' Martin, Dies at 101 On June 6, 1944, James Martin was among the first Allied paratroopers to jump into Normandy with the 101st Airborne, 506th...
An American GI Describes 'Hellish' D-Day Invasion Joseph A. Dragotto provides a compelling foxhole-level account of a seasoned American G.I. on the business end of a rifle...
D-Day Story: Roger Airgood Roger Airgood entered the Army Air Corps at Chanute Field, Illinois, on May 22, 1939. I remained in the service until going...
Soldier Recounts Ammunition Run to Resupply Troops After D-Day After the breakout of D-Day, Capt. "Squeak" Greenip led E Company, 8th Infantry as it tried to shore up control of the...
A D-Day Vet Finally Gets His Bronze Star and Purple Heart After 78 Years The Army says an administrative error in processing Kellerman's records was the reason for the delay.
This British Admiral Led Naval Forces During Operation Overlord Adm. Bertram Home Ramsay of the British Royal Navy led the naval forces during Operation Overlord on D-Day.
A US Navy Medical Corps Doctor Shares His D-Day Story Dr. Simon V. Ward Jr., who once was torpedoed twice on his birthday, later joined the U.S. Navy Medical Corps.
How an Air Force Pilot Survived Being 'Surrounded by Flames' on D-Day Bill Hamlin was an Air Force pilot who had a harrowing experience as he prepared to fly on D-Day.
Chinese D-Day Ranger Who Fought on Omaha Beach Set to Receive Second Congressional Gold Medal Only four individuals -- Gen. Winfield Scott, Gen. and President Zachary Taylor, polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth and Adm...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...