Historical Figures

Profiles, explainers, and other stories that take a close look at prominent military figures.

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Historical Figures

55 years ago, the military pilots of Apollo 11 landed on the Moon

By Nicholas Slayton

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Historical Figures

America’s Atomic Veterans, hidden by secrets, were forgotten for 50 years

By Abigail Spanberger

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Army

The woman who predicted the Tết Offensive, but was ignored, passes away at 97

By Nicholas Slayton

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Historical Figures

Apollo 8 astronaut, Air Force veteran, William Anders dies in plane crash

By Nicholas Slayton

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Branch

Navy will name a new ship for the ‘human tugboat,’ a forgotten WWII hero

By Matt White

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Historical Figures

Ken Mattingly, astronaut, pilot and admiral, dead at 87

By Nicholas Slayton

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Culture

Did Edgar Allan Poe go to West Point?

By Nicholas Slayton

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Army

Army Cobra pilot receives Medal of Honor for Vietnam rescue

By Matt White

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Army

World War II OSS veteran, 100, earns Special Forces tab

By Nicholas Slayton

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Army

Fort AP Hill is now Fort Walker, in honor of a Union surgeon

By Nicholas Slayton

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Branch

New ship named after legendary Navy SEAL and Alaska Native

By Matt White

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Army

World War II paratrooper Vincent Speranza passes away

By Max Hauptman

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Historical Figures

‘Give them hell!’ The Black Medal of Honor recipient who called an artillery strike on his position

By Nicholas Slayton

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Army

Medal of Honor recipient’s remains identified 73 years after he was killed in the Korean War

By Max Hauptman

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Branch

Famed Calypso singer, Navy veteran, and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte passes away

By Jeff Schogol

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Branch

We salute the USS Decatur for flying its swashbuckling battle flag in a recent exercise

By David Roza

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