Why World War II-Era Soldiers Didn't Use Their Helmet's Chin Strap Word got around that in certain situations, the M1 helmet might pull heads back and snap some necks.
Here’s the Only American Soldier to Defect to the Nazis in World War II Lt. Martin James Monti was an Army Air Forces pilot, but he wasn't on a recon mission. He had stolen the plane and was headed...
8 Things You May Not Know About 'Patton' -- the Movie, Not The General Even upon the release of the film, the controversial legacy of Patton proved to be alive and well.
Meet the Only Man to Witness All 3 WWII Atomic Bomb Blasts As the nation remembers the anniversary of Japan's capitulation on Aug. 15, 1945, Lawrence Johnston's story is unique.
How This POW Became the Only Soldier to Fight for the US and Russia During WWII While with the Red Army, Beyrle was involved in several firefights with Germans and helped blow open a safe at one of the POW...
D-Day Story: Joseph Beyrle I graduated from St. Joseph High School in Muskegon and had a scholarship to attend Notre Dame, which I did not accept...
Army Moves to Save Legacy of the Baron -- Ernie Pyle's Drinking Buddy, Aristocrat, Artist, Spy, and WWII Legend The Army is saving a huge mural left behind by acclaimed artist Baron Rudolph Charles Von Ripper before he went off to fight...
'Burial' Tells a Fictional WWII Story About What Happened to Hitler's Body "Burial" is a World War II thriller about a band of Russian troops tasked with delivering Adolf Hitler's body to Joseph...
How the US Military Ended Japanese Air Dominance by Destroying the Legend of the Zero At the start of World War II, Japan's Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter was the most vaunted and feared weapon in the enemy arsenal...
Woody Williams, Last WWII Medal of Honor Recipient, Lies in Honor at Capitol Rotunda The nation paid tribute to "Woody" Williams' lifetime of service as his flag-draped casket was set upon a catafalque to "lie...
Supreme Court Upholds VA Court Decision Not to Review 'Benefit-of-the-Doubt' Evidence in Veterans' Claims In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said last week that, while the Department of Veterans Affairs should favor veterans...
Fired Veterans and VA Employees Would Be Reinstated to Federal Jobs Under Senate Proposal Department of Veterans Affairs employees and veterans fired from other agencies as part of the Trump administration's...
The Medal of Honor Fraud Case that Took Stolen Valor to the Extreme H.L.I. Lordship Industries of Long Island, New York, admitted to selling unauthorized versions of the Medal of Honor, the...
Hegseth Ban on Travel Forces Closures, Reduced Hours at Military Entrance Exam Sites Locations set up across the country to give military entrance exams to potential recruits have been forced to close or reduce...
Route Used by Army Black Hawk During Deadly Collision Was Far Too Risky, Safety Officials Say Federal crash investigators have said a helicopter route used by an Army Black Hawk for training when it crashed midair with...