Woman Civil War Hero Served in Disguise Out of Patriotism, Financial Need Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian immigrant in Michigan, disguised herself as “Frank Thompson” to serve in the Union Army’s 2nd...
From the Revolutionary War to Iraq, The Music & Books That Shaped American Troops From “Yankee Doodle” to iPod playlists, here’s what American troops read and listened to in every war — and how culture...
Arrested and Unarmed, He Led a Cavalry Charge and Became the First Italian-American Medal of Honor Recipient On June 17, 1863, Col. Luigi Palma di Cesnola was forced to watch his men get slaughtered near the village of Aldie, Virginia...
Battle of Bull Run: The 1913 Civil War Epic That Helped Invent War Movies More than a century before streaming platforms and superhero cinematic universes, American filmmakers were already chasing...
The Last Living Witness to Lincoln’s Assassination Told His Story on a 1950s Game Show Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, and heard the...
Illinois Teen Restores Civil War Graves for Eagle Scout Project Life Scout Josh Bourbon led a group of volunteers to clean and restore the gravesites of Civil War veterans in West Dundee...
Minnesota Company Fills Gap to Provide Bronze Stars for Veterans When new veteran grave markers proved costly, a manufacturer in Minnesota stepped up to help local veterans.
Civil War General and Seneca Leader Ely Samuel Parker Posthumously Admitted to New York State Bar Ely Samuel Parker, a Seneca leader and Civil War officer, has been posthumously admitted to the New York State Bar.
The Civil War Battle Where a West Point Professor Defeated His Confederate Student The Civil War ripped apart nearly every bond Americans shared — classmates, friends, even family members found themselves on...
Portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee with Slave Rehung at West Point The reinstallation marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to reverse the work of a congressionally mandated...
Which Americans Will Be Automatically Registered for Military Draft, and When? Last year's defense bill passed by Congress paved the way for the new automatic registration process.
A VA Clinic Gave Veterans GLP-1s for Weight Loss. A Year Later, Everything Improved Researchers tracked 201 veterans prescribed semaglutide, the drug sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. After one...
WWII Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Serve Takes Honor Flight Joining the military at 16 to serve in World War II to service in Korea and Vietnam, humble Al Duran has lived quite a life.
Disabled Veterans Charged Up to $20K to File VA Benefits Claims: Lawsuit The company being sued told Military.com it doesn't charge for VA claims. Plaintiffs disagree, citing purported deceptive...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
