How Airmen Started a Golf Club in the Nazi POW Camp Known for 'The Great Escape' It began with one used golf club, sent to a British military pilot detained in a German POW camp during World War II...
The Still-Living Janitor Who Received a 'Posthumous' Medal of Honor Army Pvt. William Crawford was declared killed in action and was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor, which was presented to...
The Army's Secret Program to Interrogate German POWs During World War II From 1943 through 1946, more than 3,400 prisoners (including 15 Nazi generals) were processed at Fort Hunt, according to...
'The Unlikely War Hero': The Youngest and Lowest-Ranking Vietnam War POW in the Hanoi Hilton Author, historian and Vietnam veteran Marc Leepson's new book, "The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW's Story of Courage...
How 2 American Veterans Ended Up in Ukraine, Prisoners of Russian-Armed Militants The untold story of how two American vets, now captives of Putin’s allies, ended up fighting in Ukraine.
The Largest White House Party Ever Was in Honor of Returning Vietnam POWs The event had a total guest list of more than 1,300 that included movie stars Bob Hope, John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, along...
Highest Award Congress Can Bestow Going to Revered Vietnam POW Everett Alvarez A Vietnam prisoner of war who spent years in captivity in the prison camp they dubbed the Hanoi Hilton and whose story was...
Congress Eyes Top Honor for Navy Pilot Who Was Second-Longest Ever US Military POW Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half...
7 POWs Who Were Total Badasses After Being Taken Captive By refusing to be passive victims, some war prisoners transformed their captivity into a battle of wits and willpower...
Moscow and Kyiv Swap Prisoners of War as Ukraine Marks Independence Anniversary The United Arab Emirates brokered the exchange, the 55th since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor in...
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.
![President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-08/ApNewsroom_Obama.JPEG.jpg?itok=UKIqEhsJ "President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Thursday, June 19, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")