Ken Burns Tells an Epic Story of Modern America in 'Country Music' Of course, World War II and Vietnam play a huge role in this story of music in the USA.
WWII Sailor Receives Combat Medals 76 Years After 'Hazardous Flying' Over Europe Bernard Bartusiak, 95, received a pair of Distinguished Flying Crosses during a ceremony Tuesday at the Pentagon.
Cruise Ship Carrying Sightseers Collides with World War II Destroyer Floating Museum Guests on a sightseeing tour got to see what happens when a cruise ship collides with another boat, the USS Slater.
Japan Strikes North: How the Battle of Khalkhin Gol Transformed WWII Eighty years ago, Soviet and Japanese forces clashed on a river along the border between Mongolia and Manchuria (Manchukuo).
Army Recruiting Leader Awaits Judgment After Using Nazi Death Camp Motto in Memo An Army Recruiting Command leader has been suspended for allegedly using a notorious Nazi phrase in a motivation memo...
WWII Vet 'Benny the Bagger' Marks 98th Birthday -- At Work The Stop & Shop off Highway 1 in New Jersey presented Ficeto with a cake. He was also serenaded by a USO Show Troupe.
The Navy Is Dropping Bean-Bag Messages onto Ships Like It Did to Evade WWII Enemies The Navy is resurrecting tricks sailors used almost 80 years ago to outsmart their enemies.
Patton's Granddaughter to Return Missing Footlocker to WWII Vet's Family National Purple Heart Day was marked by the return of seven Purple Hearts earned by WWII and Vietnam veterans.
VA Halts Transgender Care for New Veteran Patients as Advocates Warn of Dire Consequences The department announced that patients currently being treated and those discharged from the Defense Department who receive...
Marines with Skin Condition Affecting Mostly Black Men Could Now Be Booted Under New Policy A new Marine Corps policy says troops with a genetic skin condition that can cause pain and scarring from shaving and mainly...
Highest-Ranking Black Medal of Honor Recipient Erased in Pentagon DEI Purge The latest casualty in the Department of Defense's sweep of all things related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is...
A Native American Woman's Body Was Found by a Hiker. An Airman Is Accused of Her Murder. Airman Basic Quinterius Chappelle was arrested and is facing a federal second-degree murder charge, the Pennington County...
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...
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2019-09/midwayjonas1000.jpg?itok=RcoKRjg- "Nick Jonas stars in the World War II movie "Midway." (Lionsgate)")
![The entrance to the Auschwitz I memorial concentration camp site](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2019-08/arbeit_macht_frei_sign_auschwitz_concentration_camp_3000.jpeg.jpg?itok=kgtiDNVT "The notorious "Work Makes One Free" ("Arbeit Macht Frei") inscription stands at the entrance to the Auschwitz I memorial concentration camp site on Feb. 15, 2019, in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)")
![In this Aug. 20, 2019, photo, World War II veteran Bartolomeo "Benny" Ficeto, aka "Benny the Bagger," still works two shifts a week at his local Stop & Shop, where his co-workers marvel at his work ethic. Photo courtesy of Stop & Shop](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2019-08/benny-ficeto-bagger-1500.jpg?itok=M7sB91DY "In this Aug. 20, 2019, photo, World War II veteran Bartolomeo "Benny" Ficeto, aka "Benny the Bagger," still works two shifts a week at his local Stop & Shop, where his co-workers marvel at his work ethic. Photo courtesy of Stop & Shop")
