Past Conflicts

Stories that focus on America's wars, from Iraq and Afghanistan, to Vietnam, Korea, and World War I and II.

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Meet the team helping recover missing U.S. troops from deep underwater

By Patty Nieberg

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World War II destroyer USS Edsall found after 82 years

By Nicholas Slayton

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Navy destroyer commissioned in honor of legendary Marine John Basilone

By Nicholas Slayton

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An enemy commander told him to surrender. This Army captain threw a grenade instead.

By Joshua Skovlund

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Forefathers of modern MEDEVAC crews flew through hell for their soldiers in Vietnam

By Joshua Skovlund

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Garbage, PowerPoint, combat: Father and son revisit their wars at Marine Corps museum

By Jeff Schogol

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How an underdog won a boxing match on a warship in front of President Truman

By Joshua Skovlund

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History

John Kinsel Sr., one of the last Navajo code talkers, dies at 107

By Nicholas Slayton

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With a drop of blood, an Army device can detect traumatic brain injuries in 15 minutes

By Patty Nieberg

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History

Army’s new ‘female’ medical simulators teach medics not to ‘hesitate’

By Patty Nieberg

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Black Army medic who saved hundreds on D-Day awarded Distinguished Service Cross

By Joshua Skovlund

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

By Patty Nieberg

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History

US troops, NATO allies jump over the Netherlands for 80th anniversary of Market Garden

By Nicholas Slayton

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Army to close active information operations command as it moves those ops to smaller specialized units

By Patty Nieberg

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The US Army once used ‘battle sleds’ to ferry soldiers in World War II

By Nicholas Slayton

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Bill would honor vets of Bataan and other early WWII battles

By Patty Nieberg

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