Army Ranger Legend and Last Living Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient Ralph Puckett Dies at 97 When Ralph Puckett was chosen to lead a new Ranger company in 1950, he said a prayer: "Dear God, don't let me get a bunch of...
Aretha Franklin Inadvertently Recorded One Of Vietnam’s Best Protest Songs African-American veterans returning home from Vietnam transformed "Chain of Fools" into an "angry rejection of the chain of...
'Fracture Jaw': The Army's Plan to Use Tactical Nuclear Weapons During the Vietnam War On Jan. 24, 1968, Westmoreland asked Sharp to move tactical nuclear weapons into northern Quang Tri province as a last-ditch...
How the 3 Living Black Medal of Honor Recipients Embody the Military’s Top Award On Jan. 10, 1968, Private 1st Class Clarence Sasser was part of a reconnaissance mission in southern Vietnam when his...
Chuck Mawhinney, the Deadliest Sniper in Marine Corps History, Dies at 75 Chuck Mawhinney's record was an incredible achievement given the fact that he nearly didn't join the Marine Corps in the...
The First Medal of Honor Recipient of the Vietnam War Dies at Age 89 Roger H.C. Donlon was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B. Johnson in a White House ceremony on Dec. 5...
The First Marine to Die Defending an Embassy Was Killed in the Tet Offensive Cpl. James Conrad Marshall was the first Marine security guard to give his life while defending American embassy personnel.
'Land of Bad' Updates 'Bat 21' for the Global War on Terror While details surrounding the plot of 'Land of Bad' are sparse, it appears set amid one of the extant U.S. military campaigns...
Last Vietnam Vet in Senate, Set to Retire, Reflects on Efforts to Reconcile with Former Enemies in Hanoi In May, Tom Carper announced that he'd be retiring from the Senate after 14 successful campaigns in Delaware for statewide...
Watchmaker Praesidus' Newest Replica Honors Vietnam War Special Operators Watchmaker Praesidus specializes in recreating historical timepieces from exact military specifications.
More than Half of Senior Army Officers Are Turning Down Command Consideration More than half of the Army's senior officers are turning down opportunities to command, choosing instead the stability of...
A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care. U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law...
101st Airborne Division Troops Return to Bastogne to Mark 80th Anniversary of Battle of the Bulge The siege of Bastogne was lifted on Dec. 26, 1944, when a tank column from the 4th Armored Division of then-Lt. Gen. George...
Navy Drops Disciplinary Efforts Against 2 Navy Officers After Death of SEAL Candidate Kyle Mullen Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman decided to stop the boards of inquiry for Capt. Brad Geary, the commander of the Navy SEAL training...
1 Dead, Suspect Arrested After ‘Active Shooter’ Situation at Georgia Army Base The victim, whose identity has not been released, was shot “in on-post housing” at Fort Eisenhower.