Past Conflicts (Page 4)

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

Latest in Past Conflicts

World War II

A soldier lost at the Battle of the Bulge returns home to Texas

By Matt White

Posted on Feb 1, 2024

World War II

‘Masters of the Air’ writer John Orloff on bringing the show to life

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 28, 2024

World War II

The Medal of Honor recipient who first survived the Holocaust: the story of Tibor Rubin

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 27, 2024

Past Conflicts

2 US troops suffer traumatic brain injuries in Iraq missile attack

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 22, 2024

World War II

A young Jewish soldier guarded Nazi war criminals — a new film tells his story

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 18, 2024

World War II

Navy will name a new ship for the ‘human tugboat,’ a forgotten WWII hero

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 11, 2024

World War II

World War II-era munitions, military trash found off the Los Angeles coast

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 6, 2024

World War II

Russell Hamler, the last of “Merrill’s Marauders” of World War II, dies at 99

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 30, 2023

World War I

How World War I soldiers gave America the wristwatch

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 28, 2023

World War II

The Air Force is trying to reclaim a World War II-era airfield

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 23, 2023

Vietnam War

The Navy’s newest ship is named for a Medal of Honor recipient

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 16, 2023

World War II

Sailor awarded Medal of Honor for Pearl Harbor heroism identified by DNA

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 7, 2023

World War II

World War II combat engineer to receive French Legion of Honor

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 2, 2023

World War II

Her father died in WWII — Now 79, she’ll finally welcome him home

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 29, 2023

Vietnam War

Where Was ‘We Were Soldiers’ Filmed?

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 26, 2023

World War II

Behind the scenes of ‘Masters of the Air’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 25, 2023

World War II

VA rolls out free healthcare for World War II veterans

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 12, 2023

World War II

The new teaser for ‘Masters of the Air’ is glorious

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 9, 2023

Afghanistan War

Troops and veterans don’t like ‘Thank You For Your Service’ — so what’s better?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 9, 2023

Afghanistan War

Blood brothers: In the Pacific, US medics may soon use blood from allies

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 6, 2023

Afghanistan War

Report: Special operations forces need to rethink language training

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 1, 2023

Past Conflicts

On the ground in Grenada, 40 years after Urgent Fury

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Oct 25, 2023

World War II

World War II Army veteran receives French Legion of Honor

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 22, 2023

Afghanistan War

Two-thirds of Americans think the Afghanistan war wasn’t worth fighting

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 20, 2023

Vietnam War

Best of the bad: What was the best C-ration during the Vietnam War?

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Oct 17, 2023

World War II

‘Band of Brothers’ follow-up ‘Masters of the Air’ set for 2024 release

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 7, 2023

Past Conflicts

Operation Gothic Serpent veterans reflect on ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Oct 3, 2023

World War II

These are the real life Marines behind ‘The Pacific’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 1, 2023

World War II

These are the real-life soldiers behind the characters in ‘Band of Brothers’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 25, 2023

Afghanistan War

What are EFP bombs?

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Sep 21, 2023

Vietnam War

How a Native Alaskan became a legendary Navy SEAL

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Sep 12, 2023

Afghanistan War

How can you ‘Never Forget’ 9/11 if you weren’t born to remember it?

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 11, 2023

World War II

World War II OSS veteran, 100, earns Special Forces tab

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 2, 2023

Afghanistan War

Here are all the US military units receiving the Presidential Unit Citation for the Kabul evacuation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 1, 2023

Afghanistan War

What is happening inside the Afghan resistance?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 17, 2023

Afghanistan War

What’s happened since the Taliban took over Afghanistan?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 15, 2023

World War II

C-130s are getting World War II-style makeovers for next year’s D-Day anniversary

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 13, 2023

World War II

Rare footage shows US soldiers liberating Holocaust survivors in World War II

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 4, 2023

World War II

World War II paratrooper Vincent Speranza passes away

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 3, 2023

Afghanistan War

The Pentagon didn’t refuse to pay $60,000 to fly fallen Marine Nicole Gee to Arlington [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 26, 2023

World War II

Two of the last remaining Tuskegee Airmen have died

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 2, 2023

World War II

‘Give them hell!’ The Black Medal of Honor recipient who called an artillery strike on his position

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 19, 2023

World War II

Russia has sabotaged Ukrainian dams before

By Claire Bigg, Dmytro Moroz

Posted on Jun 6, 2023

Afghanistan War

Taliban moving captured US military vehicles and Soviet tanks to Iranian border

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 1, 2023

World War II

‘It just tore my heart out:’ World War II veterans to revisit their battlefields

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 26, 2023

World War II

The famous ‘Black Panthers’ World War II tank unit rolls onto the big screen in ‘Come Out Fighting’

By Max Hauptman

Posted on May 10, 2023

Afghanistan War

Who was General Mark Milley before he was ‘The Chairman’?

By James Clark

Posted on May 9, 2023

World War II

Killing gold-stealing Nazis is one movie trend that never goes out of style

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 8, 2023

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

Afghanistan War

Taliban kill ISIS leader responsible for Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 US troops

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 26, 2023

World War II

Ken Potts, one of two living survivors of the USS Arizona, passes away

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Apr 25, 2023

World War II

Ben Ferencz, the last Nuremberg prosecutor, has died at the age of 103

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 9, 2023

Afghanistan War

Biden administration still insists Afghanistan had 300,000 security forces before Kabul fell

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 7, 2023

Gulf War

Senate votes to repeal authorization for Iraq wars

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 29, 2023

World War II

How a team of scientists are exploring the remnants of a World War II battlefield at Guam

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 28, 2023

Afghanistan War

Afghanistan rescue missions are Hollywood’s latest military movie fad

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Mar 21, 2023

Iraq War

How the Battle of Nasiriyah foreshadowed the long slog of the Iraq War

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 20, 2023

Iraq War

‘Shock and awe’: The Iraq War started 20 years ago with a wave of airstrikes

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 19, 2023

Afghanistan War

The Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps reflects on his biggest leadership regret and ‘living with guilt’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 17, 2023

Afghanistan War

Wounded Abbey Gate Marine delivers powerful testimony to Congress

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 9, 2023

Iraq War

20 years after invading Iraq, US troops are still holding things together there

By Jared Keller

Posted on Mar 3, 2023

Afghanistan War

Why Afghanistan’s security forces collapsed, according to a scathing new US government watchdog report

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 28, 2023

Vietnam War

How Green Beret Paris Davis’ teammates fought the Pentagon for his Medal of Honor

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 21, 2023

World War II

A brief history of the Pentagon’s efforts to track and identify UFOs

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 14, 2023