How Soldiers at Fort Riley Helped Spread the Spanish Flu Pandemic During WWI A mess cook's sick call visit at Camp Funston became the first recorded military case of an outbreak that killed more U.S...
‘Uncommon Valor’: Heroics of the Battle of Iwo Jima Their mission was to capture the island's three airfields, eliminate a Japanese early warning station that was tipping off...
Operation Hailstone: The US Navy's Devastating 1944 Raid on Truk Lagoon Operation Hailstone, the two-day carrier assault launched 82 years ago this week, demolished Japan's largest overseas naval...
Robert Duvall Dies at 95: Oscar-Winning Actor and US Army Veteran Oscar winner Robert Duvall, a master of quiet intensity from The Godfather to Tender Mercies, dies at 95, leaving a legacy of...
'Bring Our Boys Home': The Daring Raid That Rescued 500 POWs From Behind Japanese Lines Hundreds of American prisoners of war had spent nearly three years starving in a Japanese camp in the Philippines. The story...
This Marine Married Chesty Puller’s Daughter and Was Recommended for the Medal of Honor at Khe Sanh In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at...
The Last American Killed During the Cold War Was an Army Major Shot by a Soviet Soldier On March 24, 1985, a Soviet sentry shot and killed U.S. Army Maj. Arthur D. "Nick" Nicholson. He was the last American killed...
No, George Washington Didn't Have Wooden Teeth. Yes, He Led the Siege of Boston More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the...
Israeli Forces Bulldozed WWI and WWII Allied War Graves in Gaza Israeli Defense Forces bulldozed sections of a 106-year-old Commonwealth war cemetery in Gaza. Satellite imagery and witness...
The Youngest American Killed in Vietnam Enlisted in the Marines at 14 PFC Dan Bullock became the youngest American service member killed in the Vietnam War after forging his birth certificate to...
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...