What Army Service Taught Football Legend Lou Holtz About Leadership In a career that spanned 44 years, Lou Holtz held a variety of football coaching jobs in the college and the NFL.
JFK Was Killed 60 Years Ago. Why Are His Assassination Records Still Sealed? Sixty years have now passed since President John F. Kennedy was shot dead in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. But despite the passage...
Retired Navy Captain Don Walsh, Part of 2-Man Crew to First Reach Deepest Point of Ocean, Dies at 92 In January 1960, Don Walsh, then a U.S. Navy lieutenant, and Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard were sealed inside a 150-ton...
Why Future President Jimmy Carter Joined the Navy During World War II Long before becoming a peanut farmer or entering politics, Jimmy Carter joined the military.
How JD Salinger's World War II Service Shaped His Writing J.D. Salinger was so devoted to his goal of becoming a published writer that not even the deadliest war in world history...
Ken Mattingly, Astronaut Who Helped Apollo 13 Crew Return Safely Home, Dies at Age 87 A former Navy pilot, Ken Mattingly joined NASA in 1966.
Remembering Bob Knight: Champion Coach, Army Vet and Famed Anger Management Example Over six seasons at Army, he led the Black Knights to a 102-50 record, with just one losing season, his last as Army head...
The World's Most Astonishing Rescue Missions Get a 20-Part Podcast In a new podcast, "Rescue," Marine Corps veteran and survival expert Donny Dust brings us the incredible stories behind...
The Incredible Life of the American Airman Who Created 'King Kong' Director Merian C. Cooper was an Army pilot who loved flying as much as he loved making movies.
Marine Corps Vet and Boxer Turned ‘Rocky’ Actor Burt Young Dies at 83 Young served in the Corps between 1957 and 1959. He learned boxing and maintained a record of 32-2 in the service.
Dozens of Troops Suspected of Advocating Overthrow of US Government, New Pentagon Extremism Report Says The report released by the Defense Department inspector general revealed that in fiscal 2023 there were 183 allegations of...
VA to Open 3 New Vet Centers, Expand 6 Satellite Centers in Various States Early Next Year The centers provide nonmedical counseling and therapy, referrals and more to veterans who may not necessarily be eligible for...
Lawmakers Want $26 Billion for Programs the Pentagon Didn’t Seek It is the equivalent of running another Cabinet department each year.
Family of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Fails to Win Lawsuit Against Alec Baldwin A lawsuit against Alec Baldwin filed by relatives of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan has been resolved in the actor's...
Cavalry Soldiers at Fort Carson Can't See Doctors in the Early Morning Under New Rules An armor officer at Fort Carson, Colorado, this week issued a new set of policies to his formation effectively banning...
