This World War II POW Endured More Than 50 Years in Captivity When Anna Gabulya saw a television report of a POW’s return to Hungary a half-century after he served during World War II...
5 Reasons Why Chesty Puller is a Marine Corps Legend Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller was a Marine’s Marine. A bonafide badass leatherneck, with the scars to prove it. Here are 5...
Why 'Veterans Day' Doesn't Use an Apostrophe The right way to spell out "Veterans Day" -- because it doesn't belong to anyone.
Why the USS Cole's Commander Pushed to Keep His Crew Together After Deadly Bombing Seventeen crew members were killed and dozens more hurt in the late-morning blast after explosives ripped a 40-by-40-foot...
A Small Canadian Mistake on the USS Missouri Nearly Halted Japan’s Surrender Eighty years ago, U.S. President Harry Truman authorized the U.S. Initial Post-Surrender Policy for Japan. Just days earlier...
Muhammad Ali's Unsigned Military Draft Card, a Piece of Vietnam-Era History, Will Be Auctioned Muhammad Ali’s refusal to sign his military draft card upended his life and added a powerful voice to the anti-war movement.
8 Legendary US Military Snipers The most notable snipers in U.S. military history aren’t just legends – they include real soldiers, sailors and Marines who...
POW Hero: Coast Guard’s Jimmy Crotty Came Home After 77 Years Jimmy Crotty’s courage under fire and in captivity became legendary — a story of sacrifice, endurance and homecoming.
Fear and Uncertainty Followed the Sept. 11 Attacks. What Was Real and What Was a Good Headline? The switch from peacetime flipped overnight. Tension was abuzz as war ramped up, even on a training base without deploying...
How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic Trapped 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Lt. Oliver Naquin could not ensure the crew of the USS Squalus...
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 Military PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What to Know Before 2026 Peak Season In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
