Sumner Redstone: World War II Codebreaker to Media Giant Sumner Redstone was still an undergraduate college student when he began a three-year stint as an Army codebreaker in 1943.
Tom Ridge: Army Staff Sergeant Becomes Congressman In 1982, Tom Ridge became the first enlisted Vietnam veteran elected to Congress.
Frederick W. Smith: Young Marine to Chairman and CEO of FedEx In 1971 Fred Smith, a young Marine veteran, set up a company that guaranteed overnight delivery of goods between several U.S...
Vernice Armour: First Black Female Combat Pilot Vernice Armour earned her wings in 2001 -- the first Black female aviator in the Corps.
Blind Officer Still Serves and Inspires Capt. Scotty Smiley - the Army's first blind active-duty officer - lives the true meaning of perseverance.
Answering the Call: Benjamin C. Bradlee Navy veteran Ben Bradlee turned an undistinguished daily paper into one of the world's great news organizations.
4 Surprising Celebrity Veterans You’d never know by looking at these four celebrities, but before they entered the limelight, they all served in the U.S...
Navy Vet Vin Scully Was the Greatest Sportscaster Ever Vin Scully, the beloved voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for more than half a century, died in Hidden Hills, California, on...
Remembering WWII Vet Larry Storch, Dead at Age 99 Storch starred alongside fellow WWII vet Forrest Tucke and Army vet Ken Berry in the outrageous comedy series F Troop, about...
Last of the Doolittle Raiders, Dick Cole, Dies at 103 Retired Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Cole, the last veteran of the "Doolittle Raid" on Tokyo during World War II, died Tuesday.
5 Soldiers Wounded in Mass Shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia Five soldiers were wounded Wednesday morning in a shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia, one of the highest-profile Army...
My Job Was Army Cook. But Ranger School Didn’t Care, and I Wasn’t Going Home Without a Tab I joined the Army as a cook, thinking it would keep me out of trouble. I wasn’t looking to be a hero; I just needed a reset...
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties The move allows veterans to get 12 months of private treatment without having to request a reauthorization.
Trump Names Himself Chair of LA Olympics Task Force, Sees Role for Military During Games In past Olympic Games held on American soil, sitting presidents have served in passive, ceremonial roles. President Donald...
Military Base Shootings Have Ranged from Isolated Incidents to Workplace Violence and Terrorism The shooting of five U.S. Army soldiers at a base in Georgia on Wednesday is the latest in a growing list of violent...