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 Army Medic Who Received the Medal of Honor for Taking Out a Chinese Squad with His Bare Hands David Bruce Bleak received the Medal of Honor from President Dwight D. Eisenhower at a White House ceremony on Oct. 27, 1953.
An Okinawan Bone Digger Searches for Remains from One of the Fiercest Battles of World War II Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa.
The Medal of Honor Recipient Who Took on 5 Tanks in the Philippines – and Won During World War II, Medal of Honor recipient Dirk Vlug destroyed five enemy tanks in just 30 minutes on Dec. 15, 1944, in...
5 Interesting Facts About World War II Icon 'Rosie the Riveter' and the Famous Poster The "Rosie the Riveter" campaign from the Office of War Information was determined to get more women to work and free men to...
Rosie the Riveter: Reshaping the Workforce During WWII Rosie the Riveter wasn't one person, but she is one of the most enduring icons of American history, representing the...
5 World War II Documentaries Worth Watching from the 2025 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival The annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is in full swing, and this year’s showcase includes a lineup of compelling movies...
How the Trump Administration Is Erasing History and Ignoring the Wishes of Descendants of Confederate Leaders Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently renamed Fort Liberty, North Carolina, choosing the name Fort Bragg. Not that Bragg...
No Flyover or Band for Frederick Douglass Celebration. Maryland Guard Says It Violates Pentagon Policy. A formal memo from the Maryland National Guard's Joint Operations Center, dated Feb. 7, said the reserve component would be...
Harvard to Offer Full Rides to 50 Veterans and Civil Servants for Master's Degrees in Public Policy The $100,000 fellowships are being offered at a time when the school has come under attack from President Donald Trump, who...
Fort Hood Senior Noncommissioned Officer Arrested a Second Time on Child Sex Assault Charges Sgt. Maj. Victor Manuel Rivera was arrested on June 18 and released on a $90,000 bond on June 30. He is facing a first-degree...
Trump Taps Air Force and Space Force Generals as Next Service Vice Chiefs Nominations were put in front of the Senate for Space Force Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton and Air Force Gen. Thomas Bussiere to...
The New VA Budget Pushes to Privatize Care, Risking the Veterans Health System "We are watching the slow dismantling of the VA from the inside out, buried in a budget document. If left unchecked, this...
21-Year-Old Soldier Hacked Databases, Threatened to Leak Stolen Data, Feds Say John Wagenius was stationed at Fort Cavazo and at a U.S. Army base in South Korea throughout the scheme between April 2023...