The U.S. Marine Who Forced Nazi Officers to Toast FDR at Gunpoint — and Became the Most Decorated OSS Operative Most Marines had never seen combat when Peter Ortiz joined the Corps in June 1942. However, he had already survived five...
AI Studio’s New Tech Could Transform How Military History Is Told If Daniel Clarke’s new studio, Unfeatured Films, gets its way, the future of documentary filmmaking, and how we engage with...
Seven Famous Female Veterans From a computer genius to a popular sitcom star, talented women have made their mark in the U.S. military.
The American Legion Voted for America's Top 25 Most Beloved Veterans The U.S. has no shortage of famous and beloved veterans.
Dieppe: The Army Rangers’ First Fight Against the Germans in WWII Under Maj. William O. Darby, volunteers drawn heavily from the 34th Infantry Division trained in Scotland in demolitions...
The U.S. Destroyer Crew That Fought a German U-Boat in Hand-to-Hand Combat In an era of hypersonic missiles, stealth fighters, and nuclear subs, it’s hard to picture sailors going toe-to-toe with the...
America’s First Whistleblowers: Samuel Shaw & Richard Marven Before civilian statutes and corporate hotlines, two young Rhode Island naval officers in 1777 risked career and liberty to...
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...
A Confederate Statue Is Restored as Part of Trump's Efforts to Reshape How History Is Told The Trump administration has restored a memorial to a Confederate general in Washington, D.C. that demonstrators took down...
Haunted Military Sites: A Skeptic’s Guide to the Most Allegedly Haunted Military Locations From ghostly cavalry patrols to phantom footsteps in 19th-century forts, haunted military base stories have become a staple...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
