The Korean Battle for Outpost Vegas: 1,000 Casualties, Two Medals of Honor, One Four-Legged Hero By late March of 1953, the Korean War remained mostly static as peace negotiations went back and forth. U.N. and communist...
Powering Through with Tai Chi: 96 Year Old Korean War Veteran Still Training Korean War veteran Guy Pollack isn't slowing down anytime soon thanks to a Tai Chi program at the Louisville, Kentucky VA...
How a North Korean Assassination Attempt on South Korea's President in 1968 Led to the Deaths of Four American Soldiers Thirty-one North Korean commandos slipped past American and South Korean sentries on Jan. 17, 1968, cutting through the DMZ...
Task Force Smith: How the 24th Infantry Division Saved South Korea at the Start of the Korean War In July of 1950, the Korean War looked as if it was about to come to an unexpectantly quick conclusion. South Korean troops...
Last Stand in Korea: How Greek and American Troops Held Outpost Harry Against 13,000 Chinese Soldiers On the evening of June 10, 1953, Markley briefed his men from K Company, 15th Infantry Regiment before sending them to their...
The Fighter Pilot Podcast: A Veterans Day Tribute This Veterans Day, we’re taking a walk down memory lane, revisiting some of our most memorable episodes from among the nearly...
How 12 Chinese Divisions Failed to Destroy the 1st Marine Division at Chosin Reservoir With UN troops getting dangerously close to the Yalu River, Mao Zedong's orders were simple: destroy the 1st Marine Division...
Korean War Soldier MIA Since 1950 Laid to Rest U.S. Army veteran Vincent Vega's remains were finally identified earlier this year. On Oct. 3, his 93rd birthday, he was...
Block by Block: The 1950 Battle of Seoul — Urban Combat at a Terrible Cost When U.N. forces famously stormed ashore at Inchon on September 15, 1950, General Douglas MacArthur’s gamble set in motion a...
Operation Washtub: How the Air Force and FBI Recruited Alaskans to Resist a Soviet Invasion From 1951 to 1959, the FBI and Air Force ran Operation Washtub, a covert program that trained bush pilots, trappers, hunters...
New York Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Will Finally Receive Medal of Honor Advocates pushed for years for Michael Ollis to receive the nation's highest honor. On Tuesday, their dream became a reality.
Hundreds Turn Out to Honor Navy Veteran Who Would Have Been Buried Alone Hundreds of strangers filled a Pennsylvania church to ensure a U.S. Navy veteran who died without family received the send...
Why Some Disabled Veterans Can't Get Both VA Disability and Military Retirement Pay Military service members planning medical retirement face a critical decision point at the 20-year mark.
How a Wounded Pigeon Named Cher Ami Saved the Lost Battalion in WWI A wounded pigeon named Cher Ami helped save a battalion of American soldiers, becoming one of the most recognized animals in...
This 20-Year-Old Sacrificed His Life and Became the First Black Marine Medal of Honor Recipient Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc...
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-10/full_size_6356_x_4673.jpg?itok=prPcSAsU "U.S. Air Force personnel stand guard at an Alaska airbase during the Cold War in this painting by Mort Kunstler. Operation Washtub trained 89 civilian Alaskans as stay-behind agents to gather intelligence if Soviet forces invaded the territory between 1951 and 1959. ("Guardians of the North" by Mort Kunstler, courtesy National Guard Bureau)")
