History

Margaret Corbin was no stranger to the horrors of war. Born in western Pennsylvania in 1751, she was only four years old when the French and Indian War broke out.

What you should know about America’s first volunteer cavalry.

“We never got a parade. We just went home to our families.”

The U.S. military's fascination with the science-fiction future of mechanized warfare stretches back a half-century.

The Navy has fielded a 650-round ammo backpack nicknamed 'Avenger' to troops at some point in the last several years.

It's time for a history lesson.

The Audie Murphy of his generation.

He believed he’d only be activated for “something with a clear purpose.” Then he was deployed to Iraq.

"It’s okay. We deserve it."

"We will accept nothing less than full Victory!"

Surprisingly, surviving a fall like Lt. j.g. Levenson’s is not unheard of.

Editor's note: This article was originally published on June 18, 2015.

American airpower had to start somewhere

This is a Pass/Fail kind of course.

What he did that day had never been attempted before, and has never been repeated since.

Truth be told the AT-4 isn’t really even rated to go head to head with a battle tank.

Their final stand and sacrifice all took place in a matter of seconds.

First came the explosion. Then, the cover-up.

“This is going to be a fighting ship. I intend to go in harm’s way, and anyone who doesn’t want to go along had better get off right now."

18 years after the invasion of Iraq, a Marine looks back on his role in the whirlwind march to Baghdad.

"This set the conditions on how we were going to take care of our friends.”

“"My father used to say to my mother, 'Doesn't Patty look a lot like Adolf Hitler?'"

It was one of the most dramatic and important military missions of World War II.

After his aircraft was hit by an enemy mortar round, John Levitow saved his entire aircrew from certain death.

"Either out of ignorance or luck, he ended the danger.”