How an Air Force Technician Hacking the Phone System Led to the Creation of Apple Computer John Draper would eventually go to work for Apple, creating phone technology that would lead to voice-activated telephone...
Katy Perry Is Fighting a Dying, Elderly Veteran to Force Him to Sell His Home Singer Katy Perry and fiancé Orlando Bloom are in the middle of a trial that could result in an 84-year-old Army veteran and...
How British Army Vet Turned 'NCIS' Actor David McCallum Helped Birth a Hip-Hop Classic Actor David McCallum spent two years in the army, commissioned in the 3rd Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment, part of the Royal...
You Can Now Own Air Force Vet Bob Ross' First Original Work from 'The Joy of Painting' Between 1983 and 1994, almost everyone knew that the one place to go for free, top-tier painting lessons was PBS' "The Joy of...
What Job Would Captain Marvel Have if She Were a Vet in Real Life? Captain Marvel, an Air Force pilot turned NASA intelligence officer, is a trailblazing woman even before she gained...
A Medical Mystery Almost as Old as America: What Actually Killed George Washington? Anecdotal evidence and empirical data show that Americans are infatuated with true crime, from cold-case television shows to...
That Time a 73-Year-Old World War II Vet Drove 240 Miles on a Riding Mower When Alvin Straight decided he was going to visit his brother in Wisconsin in the summer of 1994, he wasn’t looking to be...
Profiles in Courage: 5 Medal of Honor Recipients The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest military honor for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.
Michael Caine's New Thriller Novel 'Deadly Game' Sounds Like Everything We Always Wanted At age 90, Caine, star of "Zulu," "A Bridge Too Far" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," is about to live the life of a character...
Bob Barker Was a WWII Naval Aviator, but His Most Infamous Battle Was with Adam Sandler Longtime television host and World War II naval aviator Bob Barker died on Aug. 26, 2023, at age 99.
Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range The Army identified the 18-year-old on Monday but has not provided details into the circumstances of his death.
Trump Celebrates West Point Alumni Group Canceling Award Ceremony to Honor Tom Hanks President Donald Trump celebrated news on Monday that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor...
Records Show the VA Failed to Treat a Father’s Common Infection. Now He’s Paying the Price. Anthony Walker always liked to think of himself as “the man.” He always liked to think of himself as “tough Tony.” But that...
South Koreans Feel Betrayed over Detainment of Hundreds of Workers at Plant Raid in Georgia South Korea’s foreign minister departed for the U.S. to finalize steps for the return of several hundred South Korean workers...
A Military Approach to Drug Busts Upends US Efforts and Raises Legal Questions The Trump administration has indicated more military strikes on drug targets could be coming, saying it is seeking to “wage...
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-09/1time%20alvin%20stright%20movie%201200.jpg?itok=bGNsFjhF "Actor Richard Farnsworth as WWII veteran Alvin Straight in the 1999 movie "The Straight Story." (Buena Vista Pictures)")
![](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-08/1time%20Michael%20Caine%20Author%201200.jpg?itok=US2DlJWR "Michael Caine portrayed an author in the 2021 film "Best Sellers." (Screen Media Films/Laurence Grandbois-Bernard)")
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-08/1time%20bob%20barker%20sandler%201200.jpg?itok=jR8qE8ko "Television legend Bob Barker during World War II and fighting Adam Sandler in the 1996 movie, "Happy Gilmore." (Universal Pictures)")
