Lincoln's Civil War Order to Block Confederate Ports Donated to Illinois by Governor and First Lady The document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of the U.S. Civil War is now...
The Final Flight of Lou Conter, Last Survivor of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor Long before he became the last survivor of the battleship USS Arizona, Lou Conter was a hunter.
World War II Veteran and Director John Ford Is the Next Subject of TCM's 'Plot Thickens' Podcast Ford's career, good and bad, in war and peace, is the subject of "Decoding John Ford," the next installment of TCM's "The...
'I Will Tell No War Stories': A Writer Uncovers His Father's Hidden World War II History When Pincus Mansfield settled down after the war, got married and had children, he never talked about his experiences and his...
Before VE Day, This Soldier Wrote Home on Hitler's Stationery The Million Letters Campaign seeks to find and preserve at least one million articles of correspondence from every U.S...
The 112-Year-Old Russian Navy Vessel Ukraine Just Hit with Anti-Ship Missiles The Russian salvage ship Kommuna has been in service since 1915, when Tsar Nicholas II ruled the Russian Empire.
The 9 Biggest Military Dirtbags in Movies and Television Most U.S. military veterans are uncomfortable with civilians calling them "heroes," but there are a few who should definitely...
A Military Family's Push to Get a War Hero the Recognition He Deserved Despite recommendations from a number of officers, it would take Fred McGee until after his death in 2020 for McGee's actions...
Veterans Ronnie Adkins and Rudy Reyes Bring Combat Experience to the History Channel's 'The Proof Is Out There: Military Mysteries' Adkins and Reyes are looking at stories that deal with real people and events that occurred during World War II, Korea...
The Incredible Wartime Career of Lee Miller, Model-Turned-World War II Combat Photographer Miller wasn’t the first female combat correspondent, but her legacy is currently having a moment.
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.