The heartbreakingly common story of my military suicide attempt
"Maybe that’s what makes this story different. Not that it’s mine, but exactly because it isn’t," a Marine veteran writes in this War Horse reflection.
By Evan Slusser, The War Horse
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Why Truman changed the ‘War Department’ to the ‘Department of Defense’
Just a few months after the conclusion of World War II, President Truman announced his goal to implement a new governing structure for the military.
Actor Idris Elba discusses suppressed stories of D-Day’s Black vets
Actor Idris Elba and director Shianne Brown spoke to Military Times to discuss their latest collaboration, "Erased: WWII Heroes Of Color."
US military hopes to reinstall Gaza aid pier later this week
The U.S. military hopes to reinstall a pier for ferrying food aid into Gaza after undergoing repairs from when it broke apart due to high seas.
D-Day vets hailed as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary
Schoolchildren greeted dozens of WWII vets, many in their 100s, as they arrived in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Here’s your team, go get ‘em: Training for long range recon in Vietnam
Veterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.
By Staff Reports
WWII vet says ‘greatest generation’ fits because ‘we saved the world’
100-year-old WWII vet Andy Negra Jr. proudly lays claim to being among the last of what is known as “The Greatest Generation.”
A timeline of the US-built Gaza pier and the challenges it’s faced
A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a floating pier.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
I volunteered for a mission. I could take photos that might outlive me
Drowning in fear and self-loathing, I reminded myself why I was here. Why I was in Vietnam. On this helicopter. It was why I’d re-enlisted.
By Marvin J. Wolf, The War Horse
Another MQ-9 Reaper drone goes down in Yemen
It wasn’t immediately clear what brought down the US drone, but the incident marks potentially the third such downing this month alone.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
He saw Dachau’s horrors — now, this vet warns against Holocaust denial
100-year-old WWII vet Hilbert Margol was a part of the 42nd Infantry Division that liberated the Dachau concentration camp on April 29, 1945.
US-built pier will be removed from Gaza coast, repaired after damage
The setback is the latest for the pier, which has already had three U.S. service member injuries and had four if its vessels beached due to heavy seas.
By Tara Copp, AP