Maryland Votes to Nix State Song, a Confederate Call to Arms The vote by Maryland's House of Delegates comes after decades of debate over the song titled “Maryland, My Maryland.”
The 1st Black Man to Wear the Union Uniform in the Civil War Wasn't Even Allowed to Enlist The first African American in Union uniform, Nick Biddle was also the first man wounded in the Civil War.
Virginia Group Will Recommend New Name for Camp Pendleton Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach is not to be confused with the Marine Corps training base in southern California.
Pentagon Begins Process to Purge Confederate Names from Military Bases, Property The NDAA created a commission to put an end to the longstanding U.S. military tradition of honoring Confederate leaders.
The Last Widow of a Civil War Soldier Just Died at 101 Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936 -- she never remarried.
That Time an Entire Battle Stopped to Watch Two Soldiers in a Fistfight There’s just something about two people in a fistfight that’s irresistible to watch.
Virginia's Robert E. Lee Statue Has Been Removed from the US Capitol Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said that workers removed the statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection early Monday.
The VA Has a Hospital Named for a Slavery-Supporting Confederate Doctor. And It Won’t Change, Wilkie Says Hunter Holmes McGuire played a pivotal role in designating medical personnel as noncombatants but had a troubling history...
Virginia Military Institute Removes Stonewall Jackson Statue The plan to remove the Confederate general's statue was initiated after allegations of systemic racism roiled the college.
How Did 10 Army Bases Get Named for Traitors? We’re in the middle of a national reckoning over racism and representation, and it has thrown new attention onto the fact...
'I'm Very Proud of Him:' Sergeant Major of the Army Reacts to Black Lieutenant's Traffic Stop "He represented himself and our Army well through his calm, professional response to the situation -- I'm very proud of him."
FBI Seeks Suspects After Laser Hits US Air Force Aircraft in Georgia The FBI says that around 9:50 a.m. on March 9, a U.S. Air Force aircraft was deliberately struck by a high-powered laser for...
For the First Time, a Woman Has Been Nominated to Lead the Army The Biden administration plans to nominate Christine Wormuth, a former top Defense Department official, as the first female...
Sleep Disorders Are Skyrocketing Among US Military Personnel, Study Finds The increases should concern military leaders and doctors as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Female Cadet Sets New Record for West Point's Punishing Obstacle Course A female cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point set a record on the grueling obstacle course standing between every...
