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...
‘Uncommon Valor’: Heroics of the Battle of Iwo Jima Their mission was to capture the island's three airfields, eliminate a Japanese early warning station that was tipping off...
Operation Hailstone: The US Navy's Devastating 1944 Raid on Truk Lagoon Operation Hailstone, the two-day carrier assault launched 82 years ago this week, demolished Japan's largest overseas naval...
'Bring Our Boys Home': The Daring Raid That Rescued 500 POWs From Behind Japanese Lines Hundreds of American prisoners of war had spent nearly three years starving in a Japanese camp in the Philippines. The story...
World War II Army Hero to Posthumously Receive Medal of Honor A World War II veteran who passed away in 1985 is about to be awarded the nation's highest honor.
Thieves Steal 60 Veteran Flag Holders from Kansas Cemetery "Something is wrong here." Residents in Hesston, Kansas are puzzled after thieves made off with 60 veteran memorial markers...
World War II Veterans Forge Friendship 82 Years After Fighting Same Battle World War II veterans Robert Miller and Willard Smith found each other in the same assisted living facility 82 years after...
World War II POW Who Survived Three Wars Celebrates 101st Birthday Ret. Army Master Sgt. Ed Beck made it through three wars and nearly died in a German POW camp to still be present, sharing...
Letters from a WWII Soldier to His Sweetheart Offer an Intimate Picture of Love During Wartime A trove of more than 200 letters from World War II that were found in a Tennessee home offers an intimate picture of love...
The WWII Battle of Manila: The Deadliest Urban Battle of the Pacific War The Battle of Manila was the bloodiest urban battle American troops fought in the Pacific War, leading to six Medals of Honor...
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...
![WWII Love Letters](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-02/ApNewsroom_WWII_Love_Letters_71107.jpg?itok=qhkqf2Q7 "An envelope from a Black soldier stationed in Alabama written to his wife in Nashville in 1942 shows a stamp that says "Idle Gossip Sinks Ships" Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)")
