D-Day Veteran Explains to His Daughters What World War II Was Like D-Day veteran Roy Arnn writes a letter to his daughters, Lynn and Su An, explaining some of the events he endured during...
Remembering D-Day: Key Facts and Figures About the Invasion that Changed the Course of World War II The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever...
A Mass Parachute Jump over Normandy Kicks Off Commemorations for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day The youngest veteran in the group is 96 and the most senior 107 years old.
Barred from Combat, Women Working as Codebreakers, Cartographers and Coxswains Helped D-Day Succeed The history of the D-Day invasion that changed the course of World War II is often told through the stories of the men who...
At 100, This Vet Says the 'Greatest Generation' Moniker Fits 'Because We Saved the World' Andy Negra Jr. proudly lays claim to being among the last of what is known as “The Greatest Generation.”
How Martha Gellhorn Became the Only Female Journalist at D-Day As a female war correspondent, Martha Gellhorn was not allowed to accompany the Allied invasion force that stormed the...
He Saw the Horrors of Dachau. Now, This Veteran Warns Against Holocaust Denial Hilbert Margol, of Dunwoody, Georgia, is one of a dwindling number of veterans took part in the Allies' European war effort...
Forensic Teams Work to Identify Remains of American POWs Killed in Tokyo Firebombing During World War II The project has shed light on the long-ago deaths of service members killed in the U.S. push for a Japanese surrender during...
Explorers Discover Possible Wreckage of World War II Ace Richard Bong's Plane in South Pacific Bong shot down more planes than any other American pilot. Gen. Douglas MacArthur awarded him the Medal of Honor, the U.S...
'The Cold Blue' Gives a Legendary Filmmaker's Never-Before-Seen World War II Footage a New Life In 2018, Erik Nelson not only released "The Cold Blue" using only William Wyler's outtakes, but restored the original...
Veterans Could Get Free Gun Safes Under Suicide Prevention Proposal Introduced in House Any veteran who wants a lockbox to store their firearm would be able to get one for free from the Department of Veterans...
Army Delays Bonus Pay for Deployed Soldiers The pay bump was due to begin next Tuesday, but Army officials said that all the details of the bonus had never been sorted...
The Air Force Unveiled an Ambitious Reorganization Plan. Can It Survive a Presidential Election? The Department of the Air Force's ambitious reorganization plan designed to keep the Air Force and Space Force competitive...
VA Employee Charged with Threatening Ordered to Wear GPS Monitor A carpenter at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Manchester, N.H., has been released on conditions he wear...
Keesler Command Chief Sacked After Investigation Ordered by Training Wing Colonel The command chief of the 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi was removed from his leadership role...