JFK's Funeral Was the Only State Burial in US History to Feature a Foreign Military Unit The funeral procession was also greeted by a unit of the Irish Defence Forces, which was conducting a silent drill, standing...
Rapper Shaggy Got His Distinctive Voice from Making Fun of His Marine Corps Drill Instructors One might think that making fun of a drill instructor would lead to a severely shortened life span, but for reggae rapper...
How the Creator of Pop-Tarts Gave the US a Delicious Treat and a Sweet Foreign Policy Tool Pop-Tart creator William "Bill" Post was also an Army Air Forces veteran who served in occupied Japan after World War II. And...
These 4 US Presidents Were Also War Heroes Many of the men who have served as president of the United States also served in the military, and some of them are...
Chuck Mawhinney, the Deadliest Sniper in Marine Corps History, Dies at 75 Chuck Mawhinney's record was an incredible achievement given the fact that he nearly didn't join the Marine Corps in the...
Famous Veteran: Gene Hackman Two-time Academy Award winner Gene Hackman, a Marine Corps veteran, worked odd jobs before becoming an actor while in his 30s...
Almost 80 Years Later, Audie Murphy's Medal of Honor Action Is Still Like Something Out of a Movie Audie Murphy's one-man fight against the Nazis in Europe might seem like something straight out of a modern action movie, but...
Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson Was Court-Martialed for Refusing to Move to the Back of a Bus Jackie Robinson's court-martial kept the baseball icon from fighting in World War II Europe.
Legendary Broadcast Journalist and Army Veteran Charles Osgood Dies at 91 Fellow broadcast news legend Charles Kuralt called Charles Osgood "one of the last great broadcast writers" because of his...
Sen. Bill Bradley Was an Air Force Vet, Olympian and 2-Time NBA Champion Professional politician, professional athlete, profession of arms: Bill Bradley did it all.
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...