How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...
Richard Chamberlain, TV Actor and Korean War Veteran, Dies at 90 Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare” who found a second career as “king of the...
The Navy's New Destroyer Is Named for the First SEAL to Receive the Medal of Honor The USS Robert Kerrey will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the third named for a Navy SEAL after the USS Michael P...
'I'd Have Never Done It Without the Marine Corps': Life and Business Lessons from GoDaddy Founder Bob Parsons Most people wouldn't need to fight a war before starting a business, let alone one of the most iconic dot-com brands ever...
The Last WWII Veteran on Active Duty Served for Nearly 55 Years After the War Dr. Earl Russell Fox joined the Navy during World War II, stayed in the Naval Reserve after the war and then joined the Coast...
One of the Last Surviving Tuskegee Airmen Remembers Struggle for Recognition Amid Trump's DEI Purge Col. James H. Harvey III, 101, was one of four Tuskegee Airmen who won the first U.S. Air Force Gunnery Meet in 1949.
More Than 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...
Clarence 'Bud' Anderson, Last World War II Triple Ace, Didn't Stop Flying Till Age 90 Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson died in his sleep at his home in Auburn, California, on May 17, 2024, just a little over a year...
Chuck Mawhinney Was the Deadliest Sniper in Marine Corps History Chuck Mawhinney's record was an incredible achievement given the fact that he nearly didn't join the Marine Corps in the...
The Hilarious Reason Gene Hackman Gave for Joining the Marine Corps When acclaimed actor Gene Hackman ran away from his home in Danville, Illinois, to join the Marine Corps, his everyman...
Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services. It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long...
'In No Way Incompatible': Service Academy Alums Sign Letter Supporting Transgender Cadets, Midshipmen Alumni representing every academy and a broad spectrum of generations have signed onto an open letter aimed at providing...
Military Retirees Say They Were Denied Extended GI Bill Benefits Despite Supreme Court Ruling The officers had extensive service under the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills yet were not given an extra 12 months of...
Why You Should Buy a Tank You can buy surplus military vehicles, and yes, that includes tanks. Here's how to get the hottest set of wheels (sorry...
No Deal: White House Says DC's F-16 Transfer to Maryland Is Off the Table A deal last year to transfer an F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron from the District of Columbia Air National Guard to Maryland...
![](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-01/1tim%20audie%20murphy%20movie%201200.jpg?itok=1Dc6BLwj "Audie Murphy recreates his Medal of Honor action for the 1955 film "To Hell and Back," adapted from his autobiography. (Universal Pictures)")
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/1time%20bud%20anderson%20WWII%201200.jpg?itok=5bygsxtO "Captain Clarence E. Jr. "Bud" Anderson, ace of the 357th Fighter Group, sits on the wing of his P-51 Mustang, nicknamed "Old Crow." (Imperial War Museum)")
