Families Find Fellowship After Discovering POW Ancestors Were in Same World War II Prison Camp The families of U.S. Army Sgt. George Frank Bishop and Army Pvt. Robert H. Hanson met earlier this year at Bishop's funeral.
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...
On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Some Veterans Say Too Few POW/MIA Flags Are Flying Every third Friday in September, the POW/MIA flag takes center stage as the country commemorates National POW/MIA Recognition...
Texas Family of WWII Prisoner of War Receives Long-Awaited Medals: ‘This Means Everything’ On Tuesday, 80 years after his death in a prisoner of war camp, the U.S. Navy posthumously awarded Knox a Purple Heart and a...
Lawmakers Renew Push to Give Bataan, Corregidor WWII Veterans Congressional Medal Several members of New Mexico's congressional delegation plan to renew a push to confer a collective Congressional Gold Medal...
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...
Russia and Ukraine Exchange POWs for the First Time in Months. Bodies of Fallen Are Also Swapped The exchange of the 150 POWs in all was the fourth swap this year and the 52nd since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
What Was Rolling Thunder? No burnouts, no booze – but still one of the most important motorcycle rallies of all time.
Vets Call for Full Accounting of Korea War Missing at Trump-Kim Summit Veterans called for the Singapore summit to address the issue of U.S. troops missing from the Korean War.
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
The Army Needs Hundreds of Officers to Leave Combat Arms Lieutenants currently branched in armor, infantry, combat engineer and field artillery can apply between Jan. 7 and Feb. 17...
Stealth Destroyer to Be Home for 1st Hypersonic Weapon on a US Warship Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added maneuverability making them harder to...
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Trump's Picks for Key Positions in His Second Administration Some of his choices could face difficult confirmation fights in the Senate, even with Republicans in control, and one...
