The No Gun Ri Massacre: When American Soldiers Killed Hundreds of South Korean Refugees For three days, soldiers of the 7th Cavalry Regiment poured rifle and machine gun fire into the twin tunnels. Families...
The Noble Train: How a Boston Bookseller Saved the Revolution In the winter of 1776, Henry Knox delivered 60 tons of artillery rhat Forced the British from Boston.
Arrested and Unarmed, He Led a Cavalry Charge and Became the First Italian-American Medal of Honor Recipient On June 17, 1863, Col. Luigi Palma di Cesnola was forced to watch his men get slaughtered near the village of Aldie, Virginia...
From Lizard Venom to Ozempic: How VA Research Changed Medicine A VA researcher’s breakthrough led to one of the most consequential health advances of the 21st century.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Soviet Troops Liberated Auschwitz 81 Years Ago Today marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 81st anniversary of that liberation. Commemorations are taking place...
Battle of Bull Run: The 1913 Civil War Epic That Helped Invent War Movies More than a century before streaming platforms and superhero cinematic universes, American filmmakers were already chasing...
In 1983, the Soviets Shot Down a Passenger Plane and Killed a US Congressman The 48-year-old Democrat was arguably the most anti-communist voice in Congress. He had introduced legislation to ban all...
A U-Boat Killed 763 American Soldiers on Christmas Eve in 1944. The Army Kept It Secret for 50 Years Howard woke up around midnight in a hospital in Cherbourg, France. He was among the lucky ones. On that Christmas Eve in 1944...
The Last Living Witness to Lincoln’s Assassination Told His Story on a 1950s Game Show Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, and heard the...
White Horse Hill: The 1952 Battle That Proved the South Korean Army Could Beat the Communists In October 1952, a rebuilt division faced three Chinese divisions on a 395-meter hill northwest of Cheorwon. The ROK 9th...
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...
