US Military Parade Has Global Counterparts in Democracies, Monarchies and Totalitarian Regimes Variations on the theme have surfaced among longtime NATO allies in Europe, one-party and authoritarian states and history's...
The Reverence for Old Glory that Inspired Flag Day Arose Decades After Betsy Ross Sewed Her First The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her...
That Time the Army Gassed Veterans Protesting for Benefits In May 1932, a group of World War veterans and their families -- numbering in the tens of thousands -- set up camps along the...
Trump Says All Army Bases Stripped of Confederate Namesakes Will Have Names Restored Nine Army posts including Fort Benning, Fort Hood and Fort Gordon shed their Confederate names in 2023 following an...
6 Times the Military Was Used for Riot Control in the US When local law enforcement can't restore law and order, the US military gets the call.
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy to Mark 81st Anniversary of Landings Along the coastline and near the D-Day landing beaches, tens of thousands of onlookers attended the commemorations, which...
Remember and Protect Their Fragile Gift of Freedom. Thank You to The Greatest Generation As part of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing in 2024, my wife and I joined colleagues from the American Battle...
Coasties Braved Withering German Fire to Put Troops Ashore on D-Day The role played by Coast Guard personnel who crewed the Higgins boats was critical to the success of the D-Day landings in...
That Time Army Rangers Got in a Gunfight with the Crips Street Gang Army Sgt. Bill Foulk bought a house in a rough neighborhood as an investment. He wanted to protect it.
Why the US Used Agent Orange in Vietnam and What Makes It So Deadly The United States military sprayed nearly 12,000 square miles of Vietnamese jungles with the chemical defoliant over a 10...
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...
