‘I Want My Purple Heart:’ WWII Veteran Pushes for Medal He Said Earned 80 Years Ago Glenn Fisher was wounded in combat in 1945, but eight decades later, he's still waiting for his Purple Heart.
Super Typhoon Sinlaku Pounds Remote US Islands in the Pacific Ocean With Ferocious Winds A super typhoon with ferocious winds and heavy rains is battering a group of remote U.S. island in the Pacific Ocean.
D-Day to Inchon: 'Greatest Ranger That Ever Was' Tommy Gwynn Dies at 106 The WWII and Korean War veteran stormed Normandy, held the line at the Bulge and escaped enemy captivity twice. His funeral...
National History Program Helps Students Memorialize WWII Veterans Finding ways for students to connect with history and WWII veterans, National History Day is working with the VA's National...
World War II Hero ‘Bazooka’ Joe, 107, Still Lights Up the Dance Floor Recently turning 107, "Bazooka" Joe Pietroforte is an inspiration, still hitting the dance floor every week and living life...
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.
'Not Just a Moment in History': Tuskegee Airmen Honored in Philadelphia “It’s something that we need to make sure the rest of the world knows about,” a Tuskegee Airmen supporter told Military.com...
WWII Bomber Pilot to Receive Posthumous University of Memphis Degree A war hero from 80 years ago will be honored this month at the University of Memphis. The school is bestowing an honorary...
Japanese American Interned During World War II Receives Congressional Honor Despite spending three years in an internment camp, Raymond Setsuda served during the Korean War. More than 70 years later...
Museum of Posters to Showcase How Books Helped War Soldiers Cope A new Poster House exhibit in New York City highlights how books helped soldiers cope with war’s isolation and stress...
The US Military Will Risk Everything for Its Own. Here’s Why The rescue of downed U.S. airmen in Iran shows why “leave no one behind” still defines the military, and why it matters for...
These Actors Grew Up as Military Children. It Shaped Everything These 10 actors were raised in military families. Their upbringing didn’t just shape their lives—it still influences how they...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
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...