Why the Royal Air Force Burns Pianos Every Year The display was originally to honor pilots who gave their lives during the Battle of Britain, but has been adopted by other...
The First Hispanic Navy Cross Recipient Was a Corpsman at Peleliu He swears he didn't do it alone, but corpsman Eleuterio “Joe” Marquez kept his Marines alive through the night at Peleliu.
The Story Behind the True Events that Inspired 'Kelly's Heroes' "Kelly's Heroes" is a 1970 film about a group of ne'er-do-wells who try to get a cache of stolen Nazi gold for themselves.
5 of the Rarest Unofficial US Navy ‘Certificates’ The Navy has plenty of interesting and unique milestones for its sailors to strive for.
How a Live Coyote Became an Army Air Forces Mascot In World War II England Bill Crump found a coyote pup while in flight school and then he took it to war during World War II.
German Commerce Raiders Built a Village in America's Most Important Shipyard During WWI After plundering Allied shipping for months during World War I, German sailors decided to homestead on the Virginia coast.
How a Championship Swimmer’s Athletic Ability Saved Him in the Civil War It was a good thing for many Union soldiers that Norwood Penrose Hallowell was a strong swimmer.
A World War II Veteran Recalls Her Service in the Women's Army Corps at Age 100 Lorraine Mulvaney Vogelsang joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943, one year after President Franklin Roosevelt...
The Veterans Breakfast Club Brings Veterans from All Eras to Share Stories from Their Service The Veterans Breakfast Club has hosted veterans from World War II to the Global War on Terrorism, from American GIs to the...
That Time Colin Powell Saved Crash Victims by Tearing Burning Metal with His Bare Hands When he found one passenger trapped under a mass of twisted, burning fuselage, Colin Powell tore away the burning metal with...
4 Soldiers Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault in Barracks at Washington State Base Four soldiers have been charged in an alleged sexual assault that took place in the barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in...
Fire Extinguished After 12-Hour Fight on USS New Orleans Off Okinawa Two sailors received minor injuries in the response, U.S. 7th Fleet officials said.
A Look at Those Trump Has Targeted in Tactic of Revoking Security Clearances The Trump administration's announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former...
Major Russian Attack on Western Ukraine Hits an American Factory During US-Led Push for Peace The aerial assault on a part of Ukraine that has largely avoided such focused attacks was one of Russia's biggest this year...
14 with Ties to Washington Deported to ‘Third Countries’ and Guantánamo Bay As the Trump administration lines up ever more countries to accept deported immigrants, a report to be released Thursday...
