Beyond the battlefield: How 3 Marine Raiders turned combat lessons into a healing missionPrime Hall, Don Tran and Rick Briere served together in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion, which traces its lineage to World War II.By Clay Beyersdorfer7 weeks ago
Arcade games satirizing Iran war appear at DC War MemorialThe game, “Operation Epic Furious: Strait To Hell,” was developed in response to the administration’s use of video game footage to share successes in Iran.By J.D. Simkins3 months ago
During WWI this sailor saved his fellow mate from noxious toilet fumes — earning him the Medal of HonorThe German emigre did not think twice when rescuing his fellow sailor from the gaseous byproduct of human waste. By Jon Guttman6 months ago
For this Black World War I regiment, battle was on 2 frontsFor most of the 369th’s Black members, it would take years, even decades, to receive American military honors.By Elizabeth DePompei, DAV Magazine6 months ago
The storied ship that almost sank — with the Unknown Soldier on itLashed to the bow of the USS Olympia, the Unknown Soldier and his detachment of Marines battled a storm that threatened to sink them. By Claire Barrett7 months ago
How the Civil War inspired this iconic poet’s classic Christmas songHenry Wadsworth Longfellow vehemently objected to his son’s desire to enlist in the Union Army.By Melissa A. Winn7 months ago