Operation Varsity: The Last Great Airborne Operation of WWII On March 24, 1945, the largest single-day airborne assault in history dropped 16,000 paratroopers on the eastern bank of the...
Three Wars. Three Heroes. One Medal of Honor. Three soldiers in World War II, Vietnam and Afghanistan received the nation's highest honor.
The Youngest Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient Was Only 17 and Is Still MIA 17-year-old Charles Gilliland never returned from Korea. His remains have never been recovered. More than seven decades later...
Operation Bribie: One of the Deadliest Battles for Australian Troops in the Vietnam War When Operation Bribie ended, eight Australians were dead and 27 were wounded. The men who survived were divided over whether...
Kuribayashi, Nishi and the Japanese Troops Who Chose Death Over Surrender at Iwo Jima Lt. Gen. Tadamichi Kuribayashi arrived on Iwo Jima in June 1944. Over the next eight months, he built one of the most...
The Best Revenge Stories Ever Told, From Homer to ‘The Last of Us’ From The Odyssey to The Last of Us Part II, this sweeping look at the greatest revenge stories explores how vengeance evolved...
The Marine Who Crossed a Minefield Unarmed to Wipe Out Japanese Defenses on Iwo Jima Sgt. Ross F. Gray carried a satchel charge though a minefield while under heavy Japanese fire. What followed became one of...
‘Uncommon Valor’: Heroics of the Battle of Iwo Jima Their mission was to capture the island's three airfields, eliminate a Japanese early warning station that was tipping off...
This Marine Married Chesty Puller’s Daughter and Was Recommended for the Medal of Honor at Khe Sanh In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at...
World War II Army Hero to Posthumously Receive Medal of Honor A World War II veteran who passed away in 1985 is about to be awarded the nation's highest honor.
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
From Iraq to Iran: How Congress Handed Over War Powers to the Presidency The 9/11 attacks were a sea change in U.S. foreign policy and diminished congressional authority, with partisanship on...
Left Face Down in the Mud: How an Air Force Veteran, Amputee Found Hope A life-changing injury and having to raise three kids alone made Jason Morgan more resolute in the long run.
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
SNL Mocks Iran Conflict as Pete Hegseth Calls It a ‘Situationship’ “This isn’t a war, it’s a situationship.” SNL skewers tensions with Iran in a wild press briefing sketch starring Colin Jost...
