The Army Medic Who Received the Medal of Honor for Taking Out a Chinese Squad with His Bare Hands David Bruce Bleak received the Medal of Honor from President Dwight D. Eisenhower at a White House ceremony on Oct. 27, 1953.
An Okinawan Bone Digger Searches for Remains from One of the Fiercest Battles of World War II Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa.
The Medal of Honor Recipient Who Took on 5 Tanks in the Philippines – and Won During World War II, Medal of Honor recipient Dirk Vlug destroyed five enemy tanks in just 30 minutes on Dec. 15, 1944, in...
5 Interesting Facts About World War II Icon 'Rosie the Riveter' and the Famous Poster The "Rosie the Riveter" campaign from the Office of War Information was determined to get more women to work and free men to...
Rosie the Riveter: Reshaping the Workforce During WWII Rosie the Riveter wasn't one person, but she is one of the most enduring icons of American history, representing the...
5 World War II Documentaries Worth Watching from the 2025 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival The annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is in full swing, and this year’s showcase includes a lineup of compelling movies...
How the Trump Administration Is Erasing History and Ignoring the Wishes of Descendants of Confederate Leaders Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently renamed Fort Liberty, North Carolina, choosing the name Fort Bragg. Not that Bragg...
No Flyover or Band for Frederick Douglass Celebration. Maryland Guard Says It Violates Pentagon Policy. A formal memo from the Maryland National Guard's Joint Operations Center, dated Feb. 7, said the reserve component would be...
The Incredible Story Behind the Iwo Jima Photo Discovery PFC Harold Schultz, USMC, was misidentified in the iconic 1945 photo of the Iwo Jima flag-raising during World War II.
52 Years After a US Spy Plane Was Shot Down over Laos, a Family Still Fights for Answers: Did the Crew All Perish or Were Half of Them Left Behind? The peace treaty was signed. Prisoners of war were coming home. The last thing America needed was an international incident.
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-40-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-06/1time%20rosie%20the%20riveter%20song%20cover%201200.jpg?itok=LFMO1yP- "The album cover for the 1942 song, "Rosie the Riveter."")
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-02/1time%20atlanta%20film%20festival%20%20jerry%20lewis%20darkness%20to%20light%201200.jpg?itok=-D4WyIML "Comedian Jerry Lewis, featured in "From Darkness to Light" a documentary screening at the Atlanta Film Festival. (Atlanta Film Festival)")
