The All-Airborne 'Remembrance Bowl' in Normandy Should Be a Bigger Deal Than the Army-Navy Game In May 2018, the newly renamed "Remembrance Bowl," sponsored by Patton Legacy Sports, was added to the list of D-Day...
WWII Legend Vince Speranza's Extended Lyrics to the Paratrooper Anthem 'Blood on the Risers' For some, the lyrics to "Blood on the Risers" might be a little disconcerting.
How Normandy Remembers the Only US Military Chaplain Killed in Action on D-Day Catholic chaplain Capt. Ignatius Maternowski was immortalized in 2021 with a stained-glass window depicting his image, his...
Vigil at 'Iron Mike': Paratroopers Pay Tribute to Fallen Comrades at Iconic Normandy Memorial John Brown was 20 years old when he joined the Army Air Forces in 1947. World War II was over, but he still wanted to serve...
A Paratrooper Started D-Day by Hanging from His Chute on a Church Pvt. John Steele's unit parachuted in the wrong place, while Steele himself was unlucky enough to get his chute caught on a...
How You Can Help the 'Band of Brothers' Cast Recreate Easy Company's Drop into Normandy 80 Years Later Donations to the nonprofit event will cover the cost of the "Placid Lassie" C-47 Skytrain, equipment for the jump and...
The First Parachute Jump from a Fixed-Wing Aircraft Was a Terrifying Risk for Everyone Involved U.S. troops have been jumping out of perfectly good airplanes for more than 80 years, but a significant amount of training...
A Nashville Singer and a World War II D-Day Veteran Co-Wrote a Song About Normandy Singer Karen Waldrup teamed up with 101st Airborne veteran Jim "Pee Wee" Martin to sing about his experiences on D-Day.
Army Creating Second Paratrooper Division as Service Forges New Identity for Arctic Troops Soldiers stationed in Alaska will soon ditch the 25th Infantry Division's "Tropic Lightning" patch and be redesignated the...
Meet the ‘Laughing Paratrooper’ of World War II Most people would be concerned for their own safety with a gun pointed at them. Leonard Funk laughed it off.
'Codename Nemo': How a WWII Aircraft Carrier Became the First Ship to Capture an Enemy at Sea Since the War of 1812 By June 1944, Capt. Daniel Gallery and the escort carrier USS Guadalcanal were in the middle of their second hunter-killer...
Navajo Corporal Becomes First Marine Authorized to Wear Traditional Native Hair Cpl. Bradford Flores is honoring his culture by growing his hair out -- and the Marine Corps authorized it.
House Approves $2.5 Billion for Junior Enlisted Raises, Which May Be $800 Million Too Little The bill will almost certainly be overhauled before it becomes law since it includes a number of conservative policy riders...
Air Force Veteran Accused of Disclosing Classified Data on Aircraft, Weapons in Latest Military Leak Case The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that retired Lt. Col. Paul J. Freeman has been...
A Star-Studded 'Audio Movie' Brings the World War II Story of the Merchant Ship MV San Demetrio Alive In the earliest days of World War II, Merchant Mariners crossing the Atlantic Ocean bound for England were easy prey for the...