An Italian POW Was Lynched in WWII. 28 Black Soldiers Were Wrongfully Convicted For It The body of an Italian prisoner of war was found hanging on Fort Lawton, outside Seattle. The Army's investigation pointed to...
Kuribayashi, Nishi and the Japanese Troops Who Chose Death Over Surrender at Iwo Jima Lt. Gen. Tadamichi Kuribayashi arrived on Iwo Jima in June 1944. Over the next eight months, he built one of the most...
From the Revolutionary War to Iraq, The Music & Books That Shaped American Troops From “Yankee Doodle” to iPod playlists, here’s what American troops read and listened to in every war — and how culture...
The US Failed to Capture a MiG-15. Then a North Korean Defector Delivered One A secret US operation spent months trying to obtain a Soviet MiG-15 during the Korean War. A North Korean defector who never...
The Congressman Who Accidentally Told Japan How to Sink American Submarines During WWII In June 1943, a Kentucky congressman walked up to a microphone and gave Japan one of its greatest intelligence victories of...
Marine Corps Museum Unveils Football Exhibit: Honoring a Winning Legacy From wartime roots to the gridiron: Uncover the hidden history of Marine Corps football, where Leathernecks produced 21 NFL...
WWII Army Signal Corps Veteran Who Tracked Nazi Transmissions Turns 100 On Feb. 21, Sten Gould turns 100 years old. His wartime journals have preserved the voice of a soldier who copied Nazi morse...
The Marine Who Crossed a Minefield Unarmed to Wipe Out Japanese Defenses on Iwo Jima Sgt. Ross F. Gray carried a satchel charge though a minefield while under heavy Japanese fire. What followed became one of...
One Army Chinook Crewman's Experiences in Vietnam Supporting the 101st and the Marines Over a single 12-month tour, Paden logged 1,800 flight hours as a door gunner, crew chief and flight engineer on one of...
How Soldiers at Fort Riley Helped Spread the Spanish Flu Pandemic During WWI A mess cook's sick call visit at Camp Funston became the first recorded military case of an outbreak that killed more U.S...
Which Americans Will Be Automatically Registered for Military Draft, and When? Last year's defense bill passed by Congress paved the way for the new automatic registration process.
A VA Clinic Gave Veterans GLP-1s for Weight Loss. A Year Later, Everything Improved Researchers tracked 201 veterans prescribed semaglutide, the drug sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. After one...
WWII Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Serve Takes Honor Flight Joining the military at 16 to serve in World War II to service in Korea and Vietnam, humble Al Duran has lived quite a life.
Disabled Veterans Charged Up to $20K to File VA Benefits Claims: Lawsuit The company being sued told Military.com it doesn't charge for VA claims. Plaintiffs disagree, citing purported deceptive...
3 Big Military PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What to Know Before 2026 Peak Season In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
