Wish of a Lifetime From AARP to Honor Dozens of Veterans With Trips to Nation's Capital Veterans from Wyoming and the Pacific Northwest will visit memorials, connect with fellow service members and receive long...
Descendants of Choctaw Code Talkers Gather in Fort Worth for Historical Marker Unveiling Nuchi Nashoba has worked for decades to honor the legacy of the Choctaw code talkers, a group of 19 Native American soldiers...
WWII Veteran Who Fought in Tunisia With 1st Armored Division Dies at 107 1st Sgt. Horace Carratelli fought at Kasserine Pass and Anzio with Old Ironsides. He was one of the division's last surviving...
Clarence ‘Bud’ Anderson, America's Last WWII Triple Ace, Laid to Rest at Arlington Nearly two years after his death at 102, the pilot who downed 16 enemy planes without ever taking a hit was buried with full...
Their Sacrifice Won the Battle of Midway. A Marine Now Fights for Their Medals of Honor A retired Marine argues that primary source evidence proves three torpedo bomber squadron commanders deserve the nation's...
'Like Dante's Inferno': One Marine’s Experiences in Vietnam and the Battle of Hue Cpl. Charles McMahon was on a convoy entering Hue when the NVA seized the city. He spent the next month fighting through it...
Last of WWII Generation Fading Fast as Tributes Surge A 102-year-old D-Day rescue swimmer’s story resurfaces as officials warn fewer than 50,000 WWII veterans remain.
Milton 'Rip' Ripple, One of Last WWII and Bikini Atoll Atomic Veterans, Dies at 98 The Navy veteran, who served aboard USS Pollux in the Pacific, rendered a final salute at Pearl Harbor's 84th commemoration...
Senator References Bloodiest Battle in USMC History While Urging Attack on Kharg Island Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., drew sharp criticism from fellow GOP lawmakers after invoking the Battle of Iwo Jima while...
Chips the War Dog Stormed a Machine Gun Nest and Became WWII's Most Decorated K-9 A family pet charged an enemy machine gun nest during the invasion of Sicily, earned military decorations and sparked a...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...