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The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
‘Devotion’ trailer teases the story of a Medal of Honor recipient who tried to save his wingman in the Korean War
As cases surge in the U.S., Army units in South Korea are commended for fighting COVID
Marine caught with ‘several’ ducks after negligent discharge prompts barracks search
The Navy might have a garage sale for the Littoral Combat Ships they just built but don’t want
Why are Americans forced to feel the same fear that I did as a soldier in Iraq?
From George Floyd protests to Jan. 6 riots: What one Army National Guardsman saw as America burned
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How Ukraine is using artillery to stop Russian forces in their tracks
“The fight is really shaped by artillery in this phase.”
Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, we are still bringing home our fallen
The possible remains of one World War II airman were recently discovered in Thailand and returned for identification.
Army awards WWII veteran medals he earned after 250 days of hellish combat and 78 years
Better late than never.
The unlawful detention of Asian Americans during World War II remains disturbingly relevant
When the U.S. entered the WWII, Americans of Japanese descent were targeted for mass imprisonment.
This warship was converted into a floating brewery for allied troops during World War II
Protect this ship at all costs
These barefoot Marines defended American Samoa during World War II
“For one desperate moment in time these brothers stood together in defense of their homeland and one another, leaving their fingerprint on history and those who would come after them."
What this old Russian tank tells us about the invasion of Ukraine
"The Russian philosophy is ... you're either going to get to your objective or you're going to die trying."
Meet the exquisitely mustachioed Marine who fought in three wars
These moostache hairs were not policed.
An American POW made his own prosthetic leg at a German prison camp during WWII
The device was made entirely from items collected at a German camp for Allied prisoners of war during World War II.
Meet the Allies’ most dangerous spy in France during World War II
For almost three years, she operated in France, evading detection and organizing resistance against Nazi occupiers
Why a Marine who helped raise the flag on Iwo Jima kept it a secret for decades
"I told him he was a hero — to which he said, ‘No, I was a Marine.’”
How a rivalry between two WWII vets led to the world’s smallest flyable airplanes
Sky Baby vs. Bumble Bee
Paul Douglas went to Marine boot camp at 50. Then he earned a Bronze Star and 2 Purple Hearts in WWII
When he was wounded, he took off his rank insignia so he wouldn't receive special attention.
Marine Corps says goodbye to its ‘Island Warrior’ infantry battalion after 80 years
"It is still hard to say goodbye to a unit that has so completely defined the experience of being a Marine."
How a battalion of reindeer helped defeat the Nazis in World War II
“The reindeer were pack animals ... It makes perfect sense.”
What it was really like to be attacked at Pearl Harbor, according to survivors
"We took off, I had the rear turret gun. I remember how scared I was."
This storied Army unit owes its name to the late Sen. Bob Dole
"Is there any reason that it cannot be known as the ‘10th Mountain Division’ rather than the ‘10th Division’"
This is Daniel Inouye, a one-man wrecking crew and the namesake of the Navy’s newest warship
He was shot by a sniper, blown up by a grenade, and then shot again, yet somehow he kept going.
‘Pearl Harbor’ is actually a good movie and all you critics are just haters
Hating 'Pearl Harbor' is not a personality trait.
Safety brief: Don’t hide a WWII-era Panther tank in your basement
The man "insisted it was just "scrap metal."
Trailblazing WWII battalion of Black women could soon receive congressional honor
“We never got a parade. We just went home to our families.”
Why this US Army tank unit proudly calls itself ‘The Bastards’
"It’s okay. We deserve it."
‘The eyes of the world are upon you’ — Read Gen. Eisenhower’s letter to troops before D-Day
"We will accept nothing less than full Victory!"
The Omaha Beach landing in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ changed how we look at WWII
“I wasn’t there in 1944 in June on Omaha Beach, but seeing that I somehow felt I was."
This WWII Navy pilot survived a 1,200-foot fall into the Pacific. Then he got back in the cockpit
Surprisingly, surviving a fall like Lt. j.g. Levenson’s is not unheard of.
