Past Conflicts

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28th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge

The overlooked Army division that held off the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge The overlooked Army division that held off the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge

By Jeff Schogol

Posted 9 Hours Ago

Operation Titanic: How the SAS and hundreds of fake paratroopers tricked the Nazis on D-Day

Operation Titanic: How the SAS and hundreds of fake paratroopers tricked the Nazis on D-Day Operation Titanic: How the SAS and hundreds of fake paratroopers tricked the Nazis on D-Day

Posted on Jun 6, 2025

In June 1969, 74 U.S. sailors died when the USS Frank E. Evans, a Navy destroyer, sunk off the coast of Vietnam. When the Vietnam Memorial Wall was dedicated in 1982, family members and surviving crew were stunned to find the names of the lost sailors were not included.

Why aren’t the names of these 74 sailors on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall? Why aren’t the names of these 74 sailors on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall?

Posted on May 26, 2025

A reconstructed image of a submarine against the dark of the ocean floor.

Expedition captures the first ever images of the wreck of a World War I submarine Expedition captures the first ever images of the wreck of a World War I submarine

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 24, 2025

Army Apache crews who fired ‘first shots of Desert Storm’ receive Distinguished Flying Crosses

Army Apache crews who fired ‘first shots of Desert Storm’ receive Distinguished Flying Crosses Army Apache crews who fired ‘first shots of Desert Storm’ receive Distinguished Flying Crosses

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 16, 2025

A black and white photo showing U.S. soldiers crouched low while a Sherman tank advances up a country road.

When Americans, Germans and POWs fought the SS from the walls of a castle When Americans, Germans and POWs fought the SS from the walls of a castle

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 5, 2025

A black and white photo showing several U.S. Army tanks moving through the rubble of a bombed out German city.

80 years ago, American soldiers captured the center of Nazi Germany 80 years ago, American soldiers captured the center of Nazi Germany

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Apr 20, 2025

Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106 Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 12, 2025

Teams with a wagon in a black and white photo try to inflate a hot air balloon.

How the Union took to the skies in the Civil War How the Union took to the skies in the Civil War

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

Soldiers in vintage uniforms sail on a World War II-era amphibious boat.

Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 23, 2025

Jack Treadwell single handedly defeated six German pillboxes and captured 18 germans during a battle to break through the Siegfried Line near Nieder-Wurzbach, Germany.

This WWII soldier knocked out 6 German pillboxes and took 18 prisoners by himself This WWII soldier knocked out 6 German pillboxes and took 18 prisoners by himself

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Mar 18, 2025

A black and white photo of U.S. troops walking towards a bridge.

80 years ago the Allies found their bridge across the Rhine 80 years ago the Allies found their bridge across the Rhine

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 9, 2025

A soldier on skis carries a blue and red flag while on a snowy mountain.

10th Mountain Division marks 80 years since cliff face victory in World War II 10th Mountain Division marks 80 years since cliff face victory in World War II

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 24, 2025

United State Marines among the ruins of a house that was levelled by Marines who determined that Communists were taking refuge inside, in Hue, Vietnam, 15th February 1968. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

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Marine awarded Navy Cross at Vietnam War’s Battle of Hue remembered as ‘magnificent,’ humble leader Marine awarded Navy Cross at Vietnam War’s Battle of Hue remembered as ‘magnificent,’ humble leader

Posted on Feb 23, 2025

A Tuskegee Airman describes an air-to-air dogfight in 'Wings For This Man,' a 1945 Army-produced film on the unit narrated by Ronald Reagan.

Ronald Reagan narrated a short film in 1945 about the Tuskegee Airmen Ronald Reagan narrated a short film in 1945 about the Tuskegee Airmen

Updated on Feb 20, 2025

Contractors with JMJ Construction of New Lisbon, Wis., along with support from Heritage Movers of Blue River, Wis., move a World War II-era building in the 1600 block on the cantonment area Feb. 24, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The contractors are relocating and repairing four barracks buildings that are currently located in the 1600 block to alternate locations in the 1700 and 1800 blocks, according to the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works. The plan is to relocate the buildings to the new locations before the ground thaws, then lift them onto the new foundations and complete the remaining work by summer 2023. This was the first time in Fort McCoy's history a barracks building was moved like this. (U.S. Army Photo by Greg Mason)

The Army is moving WWII-era barracks across a base to house visiting troops The Army is moving WWII-era barracks across a base to house visiting troops

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 29, 2025