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On a snow covered hillside, three members of a US machine gun squad lay exhausted after taking a Communist position. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

On this day 74 years ago, one soldier staged a last stand to protect his unit

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 24, 2025

Four F4U Corsair fighter airplanes return from a combat mission over North Korea and circle the aircraft carrier USS Boxer while waiting for the planes in the next strike force to launch from the deck, September 1951. US Navy photo. (Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images)

That time the Air Force held a Marine hostage for steak

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 12, 2025

A composite of five men in military uniform. One is in color the rest are black and white photographs.

Five Korean War vets to receive Medal of Honor including Fort Cavazos namesake

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 3, 2025

Female Marines perform their duties as traffic controllers during the Korean War. During the war, women were encouraged to take on more roles in different military occupations than before to free up more men for combat.

Women kicked out of military for pregnancy could get $25,000, VA health care under bill

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 24, 2024

Ranger legend Col. Ralph Puckett honored at U.S. Capitol

Ranger legend Col. Ralph Puckett honored at U.S. Capitol

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 29, 2024

Korean war soldier who went missing at 17 identified

Korean war soldier who went missing at 17 identified

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 16, 2024

U.S. Army Cpl. Luther H. Story Medal of Honor Korean War

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

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Apr 26, 2023

Korean War soldier’s remains identified after more than seven decades

Korean War soldier’s remains identified after more than seven decades

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 13, 2022

military veterans misconceptions

What Americans are getting wrong about veterans

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 11, 2022

For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 5, 2022

Inside the agency working to bring every missing US service member home

Inside the agency working to bring every missing US service member home

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 12, 2022

A Marine who filmed the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising was killed on the island days later. His remains are still there

A Marine who filmed the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising was killed on the island days later. His remains are still there

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 9, 2022

In a war against China, fighting in the jungle could be critical. These soldiers can teach you how

In a war against China, fighting in the jungle could be critical. These soldiers can teach you how

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 7, 2022

The US military needs a lot more artillery shells, rockets, and missiles for the next war

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 5, 2022

The real-life Maverick who took on 7 Soviet jets in a classified Korean War dogfight

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jun 24, 2022

‘Devotion’ trailer teases the story of a Medal of Honor recipient who tried to save his wingman in the Korean War

‘Devotion’ trailer teases the story of a Medal of Honor recipient who tried to save his wingman in the Korean War

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 28, 2022