A D-Day Vet Finally Gets His Bronze Star and Purple Heart After 78 Years The Army says an administrative error in processing Kellerman's records was the reason for the delay.
The Last Battle for Iwo Jima Legend Woody Williams, Only Surviving WWII Medal of Honor Recipient At age 97, Woody Williams still has promises to Gold Star families to keep.
What a World War II Veteran Experienced at the Battle of Tarawa A lieutenant commander in the Medical Corps, Donald R. Nelson describes the Battle of Tarawa to his parents in a letter home.
This Famous Actor's Secret WWII Program Became a Precursor to the Navy SEALs While Douglas Fairbanks Jr. appeared in about 100 movies, his role in creating the Beach Jumpers was likely the most...
'Mama Josie' Took Care of Military Nurses in the Philippines During WWII Lt. Josephine "Mama Josie" Nesbit made sure all of her military nurses were taken care of after the Japanese attacked the...
Chut, J'ecoute: US Army's Use of Radio Intelligence in World War I By the end of World War I, more than 500 soldiers were part of an effort that would influence the future of American Signals...
Douglas MacArthur's Rescuer Touched Many Naval Lives in Storied Career From his early days as an ensign to his retirement as president of the Naval Board of Inspection and Survey, Vice Adm. John...
D-Day Story: Hubert Mark Altvater Army Air Force pilot Hubert Mark Altvater flew during the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, and later was a prisoner of war...
D-Day Story: Sherman Baxter Army soldier Sherman Baxter recalls his experience during World War II, including the invasion of Sicily and D-Day.
Here's the Only Marine to Earn Both the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross During WWII Amid home-front honors, Guadalcanal's Gunnery Sgt. "Manila John" Basilone fought to return to the fight.
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...
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-02/mil%20woody%20williams%20Moh%201200.jpg?itok=NzAXEYH5 "Hershel "Woody" Williams receives the Medal of Honor from President Harry S Truman at the White House in October 1945. (Hershel Williams Medal of Honor Foundation)")
