Omar Bradley's Path to Becoming the Army's Fourth Five-Star General Omar Bradley went from graduating 44th in his class at the U.S. Military Academy to becoming one of the Army's most...
The Invasion of Grenada Was Planned Using a Tourist Map Army planners thought they would be invading Lebanon. They didn't even know where Grenada was.
How a National Football Champion Became 'The Father of Naval Special Warfare' In 1942, Phil Bucklew and nine other naval warfare pioneers trained to perform amphibious assaults before the U.S. had any...
Cadet Who Was Shunned at West Point Led the Legendary Tuskegee Airmen Air Force Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. is the founder and commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, a veteran of three wars and the son...
Getting to Know the First Black Navy SEALs Fred "Tiz" Morrison and William Goines were Black pioneers in naval special warfare and generally acknowledged to be the...
Everything You Need to Know About Korean War Veterans Armistice Day The Korean War -- often called "The Forgotten War" -- was one of the first major conflicts of the Cold War, representing the...
The World's Foremost Sex Therapist Was a Holocaust Survivor and Former Sniper Before Dr. Ruth Westheimer began teaching couples how best to shoot their shot, she was taking some shots of her own.
The National Archives Needs Your Help Transcribing Revolutionary War Records More than 83,000 pension records from the Revolutionary War require preservation ahead of commemorations of the conflict's...
The Battle of Checkpoint Pasta: Italy's 'Black Hawk Down' Moment in Somalia A battle named “Checkpoint Pasta” might seem funny, considering it was fought by Italian troops, but there's nothing funny...
A Gold Star Father Reflects on the Search for the First Pilot Shot Down During the Gulf War The first night of Operation Desert Storm, Lt. Cmdr. Michael Scott Speicher took off from the flight deck of the USS Saratoga...
Green Beret Who Detonated Cybertruck Left Note Calling Attack a 'Wake-Up Call' The note was released as the latest detail in an investigation that had sought a motive in the vehicle bombing by Master Sgt...
Why Are US Flags Being Flown at Half-Staff on Inauguration Day? Here's what to know about why flags are lowered when a president dies, who can issue that order and how long the process...
Biden Signs Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill that Includes Improvements to Veteran Caregiver, Homelessness Programs More support for home caregivers of aging and disabled veterans and bolstered services for homeless veterans are now law...
Medals of Honor Awarded to 5 Soldiers from Korean War and 2 from Vietnam In his opening remarks at the White House ceremony, Biden said the Medal of Honor recipients epitomized the American ideal...
Air Force Veteran Tells the Story of Hidden Health Risks at Nevada Test Site Dave Crete claims that veterans that worked at the Nevada Test and Training Range can't even prove they were there due to...
