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Last of Mexico’s World War II veterans dies at age 98

The sergeant served with 300 other Mexican soldiers alongside U.S. Army Air Forces in the Philippines.

4 months ago

A damaged plane sits at the Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas after two historic military planes collided and crashed on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022.

Six killed after vintage military aircraft collide at Dallas air show

Six people were killed after a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a P-63 Kingcobra fighter plane crashed during a Dallas air show Saturday, officials said.

5 months ago

American flags are placed at each headstone in the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day weekend, May 22, 2020, in Washington.

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Is Memorial Day a federal holiday?

Is Memorial Day a federal holiday in the U.S.?

23 things veterans may carry for life

Tinnitus, knee pain, an old pair of combat boots.

11 months ago

Former Green Beret asks SF vets to tell their stories for future generations

“We’re the quiet professionals, but not mute," a former Green Beret officer said.

19 months ago

Marne Division honors fallen soldier in special ceremony 103 years later

Because of an unknown error, 1st Lt. Thomas Reed Beasley's awards weren't given to his widow in 1918.

20 months ago

Fort Stewart has a spot saved for Alwyn Cashe’s expected Medal of Honor

The 3rd Infantry Division renamed its ceremonial garden after Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, an Iraq War hero.

23 months ago

New Hindenburg documentary sheds light on the decades-old disaster

It's been 84 years since airship Hindenburg crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

23 months ago

Thousands of name errors possible in new Korean War remembrance wall, advocates fear

Data errors mean that there could be hundreds of mistakes included on the planned Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in the nation's capital.

24 months ago

National Vietnam Veterans Day celebrations adapt for second year in pandemic

Vietnam Veterans Day is March 29.

2 years ago

31 presidents who served in the military

A list of all the U.S. Presidents that served in the military.

2 years ago

82nd Airborne’s special relationship with D-Day village endures virtually amid pandemic

COVID may have stopped the festivities, but not the spirit of the annual D-Day commemoration.

2 years ago

Hitler released his failed plan to invade England 80 years ago today

Operation Sea Lion was an amphibious invasion intended to result in the German defeat of England.

3 years ago

How the Green Berets got their name

U.S. Army Special Forces didn't always wear the green beret - at least not officially.

3 years ago

A brief history of the Korean War

The "Forgotten War" in Korea broke out 70 years ago along the 38th parallel. It hasn't officially ended.

3 years ago

Old Hickory Division to receive presidential unit citation

President Donald Trump has directed the Army to award the Presidential Unit Citation to the 30th Infantry Division.

3 years ago

Meet the American Irish battalion that defected to Mexico

The unit is honored in both Mexico and Ireland to this day.

3 years ago

The quest to recover one Vietnam-era Air Force pilot lost in Lake Huron crash

On June 13, 1966, U.S. Air Force Maj. William J. Vinopal climbed into his Convair F-106A Delta Dart, a single-seat, flight interceptor aircraft, for a routine training mission over the lake. It would turn out to be his last flight. Now, over 50 years later, a group of veterans is on a mission to locate the wreckage and recover Vinopal’s remains.

3 years ago

How the Army tried and failed to build a bicycle corps

The 25th Infantry Bicycle Regiment carried out a 1,900 mile trip from Montana to Missouri.

3 years ago

How one organization is working to correct cases of Jewish WWII soldiers mistakenly buried under Latin Cross headstones

“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”

3 years ago

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The sergeant served with 300 other Mexican soldiers alongside U.S. Army Air Forces in the Philippines.

Six people were killed after a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a P-63 Kingcobra fighter plane crashed during a Dallas air show Saturday, officials said.

Is Memorial Day a federal holiday in the U.S.?

Tinnitus, knee pain, an old pair of combat boots.

“We’re the quiet professionals, but not mute," a former Green Beret officer said.

Because of an unknown error, 1st Lt. Thomas Reed Beasley's awards weren't given to his widow in 1918.

The 3rd Infantry Division renamed its ceremonial garden after Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, an Iraq War hero.

It's been 84 years since airship Hindenburg crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Data errors mean that there could be hundreds of mistakes included on the planned Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in the nation's capital.

Vietnam Veterans Day is March 29.

A list of all the U.S. Presidents that served in the military.

COVID may have stopped the festivities, but not the spirit of the annual D-Day commemoration.

Operation Sea Lion was an amphibious invasion intended to result in the German defeat of England.

U.S. Army Special Forces didn't always wear the green beret - at least not officially.

The "Forgotten War" in Korea broke out 70 years ago along the 38th parallel. It hasn't officially ended.

President Donald Trump has directed the Army to award the Presidential Unit Citation to the 30th Infantry Division.

The unit is honored in both Mexico and Ireland to this day.

The 25th Infantry Bicycle Regiment carried out a 1,900 mile trip from Montana to Missouri.

“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”