Latest History Stories
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 traded dip for a Toyota gun truck at Kabul airport 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 29 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
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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
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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
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Indecision, ignorance, and incompetence: How top US leaders lost Afghanistan
I fought in Afghanistan. Those who served there always feared it would fall apart
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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
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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’
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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
‘The eyes of the world are upon you’ — Read Gen. Eisenhower’s letter to troops before D-Day
The Omaha Beach landing in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ changed how we look at WWII
This WWII Navy pilot survived a 1,200-foot fall into the Pacific. Then he got back in the cockpit
This Army vet tried to discuss the Black history of Memorial Day. Then his mic was cut
‘Retreat? Hell! We just got here!’ is 103 years old and still badass
This Memorial Day, I’m thinking of the wounded US Marine I couldn’t save
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I’ll never forget how we honored our fallen heroes on Memorial Day in Baghdad
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I’ll never forget the Marine memorial ceremonies I attended in Fallujah
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America’s newest Medal of Honor recipient: ‘Our greatest enemy is ourselves’
Why America’s first bomber was called ‘the flaming coffin’
Army Ranger who led 60 men in hellish battle against hundreds to receive the Medal of Honor 70 years later
What does Memorial Day really mean to those who served?
This VR tour takes you into the trenches of WWI, but stops short of leaving you ‘fully traumatized’