The Reverence for Old Glory that Inspired Flag Day Arose Decades After Betsy Ross Sewed Her First The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her...
That Time the Army Gassed Veterans Protesting for Benefits In May 1932, a group of World War veterans and their families -- numbering in the tens of thousands -- set up camps along the...
Trump Says All Army Bases Stripped of Confederate Namesakes Will Have Names Restored Nine Army posts including Fort Benning, Fort Hood and Fort Gordon shed their Confederate names in 2023 following an...
6 Times the Military Was Used for Riot Control in the US When local law enforcement can't restore law and order, the US military gets the call.
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy to Mark 81st Anniversary of Landings Along the coastline and near the D-Day landing beaches, tens of thousands of onlookers attended the commemorations, which...
Remember and Protect Their Fragile Gift of Freedom. Thank You to The Greatest Generation As part of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing in 2024, my wife and I joined colleagues from the American Battle...
Coasties Braved Withering German Fire to Put Troops Ashore on D-Day The role played by Coast Guard personnel who crewed the Higgins boats was critical to the success of the D-Day landings in...
That Time Army Rangers Got in a Gunfight with the Crips Street Gang Army Sgt. Bill Foulk bought a house in a rough neighborhood as an investment. He wanted to protect it.
Why the US Used Agent Orange in Vietnam and What Makes It So Deadly The United States military sprayed nearly 12,000 square miles of Vietnamese jungles with the chemical defoliant over a 10...
10 Legendary Heroes of the US Air Force The Air Force's roots are well over a hundred years old. Here are 10 men who became legends over the past century.
Caregivers Sue VA over Denial of Benefits Survivors of veterans who died from service-connected conditions have filed a class action seeking changes to a VA practice...
Marine Corps Ranks: A Complete Guide to Enlisted and Officer Ranks Explore U.S. Marine Corps ranks from private to general. Learn rank structure, pay grades, insignia and promotion paths in...
Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hotline dedicated to the agency's debris removal...
Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Flights Restricted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit North American Aerospace Defense Command issued a statement saying it would be enforcing Federal Aviation Administration...
