Latest History Stories
Selfless service and sacrifice: Meet the 3 newest Medal of Honor recipients
Alwyn Cashe was a hero to his soldiers long before he charged into a burning vehicle in Iraq
Air Force pilot awarded for saving Green Berets surrounded by Taliban fighters in 2018
Alwyn Cashe to finally receive posthumous Medal of Honor for Iraq War heroism
What it was really like to be attacked at Pearl Harbor, according to survivors
This is Daniel Inouye, a one-man wrecking crew and the namesake of the Navy’s newest warship
A-10 pilot gets Distinguished Flying Cross for Rip-It-fueled gun-run in Afghanistan
Why we should never forget the shameful treatment of Black service members
Meet the Vietnam War’s greatest sniper
The untold story of the dapper Marine who became the Greatest Generation’s ‘distracted boyfriend’ meme
Hollywood is already making a movie about the Afghanistan withdrawal
Sorry, but the real Marine Corps birthday is in July
The story of a legendary triple-ace and his equally legendary mustache
The story of Kilroy, and why he was there
Eddie Rickenbacker: American hero and candidate for most interesting man in the world
Unbelievable stories from the Second Battle of Fallujah
They were children when the Afghanistan War began. As soldiers they carried the burden of ending it
The Pentagon quietly removed more than 130,000 Afghanistan War photos and videos from public view
Air Force uniform that covered sleeping Afghan child in evacuation photo headed to a museum
The inside story behind the photo of the last soldier to leave Afghanistan
Soldier who helped secure Kabul airport with Toyota technical traded for dip gets promoted
What Colin Powell learned about leadership after losing his sidearm
Colin Powell, first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dies at 84
9 months after getting Pentagon approval, Alwyn Cashe still hasn’t received the Medal of Honor
‘Pearl Harbor’ is actually a good movie and all you critics are just haters
This video captures the ‘catastrophic impact’ that kicked off the fierce ‘Black Hawk Down’ mission 28 years ago
The acclaimed author of ‘The Things They Carried’ tells us what he carried in Vietnam and carries with him still
‘Hold on to something!’ — A moment that shifted the fate of the USS Samuel B. Roberts crew
This Air Force unit you’ve never heard of made the Afghan airlift possible
On Sept. 10, I was in a ‘peacetime’ military. The next day we went to war
Years after being injured in Iraq, this Army medic has shattered another Paralympic world record
What 9/11 looked like to the only US service member not on Earth for it
‘I request trial by court-martial’ — The real story behind that one beloved scene in ‘Band of Brothers’
Meet the first woman to lead elite Army Rangers in combat
Smedley Butler’s fiery speech to World War I veterans is still relevant today
America’s longest war is finally over. Now it’s time to learn from our mistakes
The special ops soldier who died in Kabul would have deployed even if he’d known the outcome, wife says
Marine officer says he’s resigning his commission to ‘bring the system down’ over Afghanistan withdrawal
One of the most telling scenes in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ involved a sidelong glance at a sandwich
An Afghan War veteran describes the ‘detachment’ of watching his war end
Indecision, ignorance, and incompetence: How top US leaders lost Afghanistan
I fought in Afghanistan. Those who served there always feared it would fall apart
This hero special ops Marine ran through gunfire to save wounded teammates in Iraq
What a stolen motorcycle reveals about America’s failed strategy in Afghanistan
Safety brief: Don’t hide a WWII-era Panther tank in your basement
Here’s why the Air Force’s workhorse C-17 is called ‘the Moose’
Everything America did wrong in Afghanistan, according to the top US government watchdog
These are some of the greatest military working dogs in history
Eleanor Roosevelt: A life of purpose
Teddy Roosevelt and the formation of the famous Rough Riders
Native American Korean War hero who gave his life for his men gets the graphic novel he deserves
Trailblazing WWII battalion of Black women could soon receive congressional honor
Meet the ‘Mad’ Revolutionary War general who inspired this badass A-10 paint job
This may be one of the last Purple Hearts awarded for the US War in Afghanistan
Here’s why Army helicopters have Native American names
How Medal of Honor hero David Bellavia wiped out an entire enemy squad in Fallujah
Behold the majesty that is this portrait of ‘SEAL Team 1776’
AC-130 gunship crew awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for saving 88 lives during Afghanistan battle
WWII Marine Medal of Honor recipient welcomes great-grandson to the Corps
7,000 troops died in the Post-9/11 wars. A staggering 30,000 died by suicide
Best of the Best: David Bellavia and the Battle of Fallujah
Why this US Army tank unit proudly calls itself ‘The Bastards’
Here’s why the MG42 is basically immortal
Air Force’s last serving prisoner of war, shot down in Desert Storm, retires after 33 years
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