Nagasaki Marks 80th A-Bomb Anniversary as Survivors Put Hopes of Nuclear Ban in the Hands of Youth The United States launched the Nagasaki attack on Aug. 9, 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year.
Ford GPW: The Forgotten Military Jeep Think you know Jeeps? Think again. Buckle up for the story of how Ford helped win World War II and create an automotive icon...
At 102, D-Day Veteran Looks Forward to a Long-Delayed Bar Mitzvah Harold Terens' bar mitzvah will be at the Pentagon.
D-Day Veteran and TikTok Star 'Papa Jake' Larson Dies at 102 An animated speaker who charmed strangers young and old with his quick smile and generous hugs, the self-described country...
Nagasaki Cathedral Blesses a Bell That Replaces One Destroyed by the US Atomic Bomb The new bell was named the “St. Kateri Bell of Hope,” by Peter Michiaki Nakamura, archbishop of Nagasaki, at the Urakami...
Four Chaplains Day Feb. 3 marks the anniversary of the sinking of the United States Army Transport Dorchester and the selfless acts of four Army...
Roman-Era Mosaic Panel with Erotic Theme That Was Stolen During World War II Returns to Pompeii A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of...
UK's Oldest World War II Veteran, Donald Rose, Dies at 110 Rose is also believed to have been the U.K.’s oldest man.
Okinawa Marks 80 Years Since End of One of Harshest WWII Battles with Pledge to Share Tragic History The Battle of Okinawa killed a quarter of the island's population, leading to a 27-year U.S. occupation and a heavy American...
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...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
US Navy Sends Submarines Under Arctic Ice for 100th Time in Milestone Exercise The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
