Remains of WWII Medal of Honor Recipient, Killed as a POW, Finally Comes Home After more than 80 years, Army veteran Willibald Bianchi was properly identified using advanced forensic science. Next May...
Seven American and German Soldiers Sat Down and Enjoyed a Christmas Dinner Together During the Battle of the Bulge Elisabeth Vincken had listened to artillery fire for eight straight days before someone knocked on her cottage door on...
U.S. World War II Veteran, 103, Receives French Legion of Honor Leggio “Lee” Sassi received the prestigious honor for his service in the Battle of the Bulge.
Operation Cowboy: When U.S. Cavalry and Germans Fought Together in WWII to Save 1,200 Horses from the Soviets Operation Cowboy stands as one of only two documented occasions during World War II when U.S. and Wehrmacht forces fought...
December 1944: The Medics Who Saved Thousands at the Battle of the Bulge Under artillery fire in frozen Belgium, combat medics established battlefield medicine standards still used today.
British World War II Veteran Becomes Golf Champ at 101 British World War II pilot Archie Hemsley is still golfing regularly and winning titles at 101.
This Former School Teacher Led a Guerrilla Army Behind Japanese Lines in the Solomon Islands and Helped the U.S. Win on Guadalcanal A former schoolteacher armed with a radio and a force of Solomon Islander scouts became one of World War II's most legendary...
WWII Navy Veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, One of Last Remaining Pearl Harbor Survivors, Dies at 105 Schab was a sailor of just 21 at the time of the attack, and for decades he rarely spoke about the experience.
World War II Veterans, Held Captive at Same POW Camp, Meet More Than 80 Years Later Les Schrenk and Casey Bukowski's stories share much more in common than simply being World War II veterans.
Navy Chief Sacrificed His Life and Earned the Medal of Honor Saving 123 Sailors During the Battle of the Coral Sea Chief Watertender Oscar V. Peterson spent 21 years at sea before May 7, 1942, when Japanese bombs turned the USS Neosho into...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-12/brig._gen._anthony_mcauliffe_and_his_staff_gathered_inside_bastognes_heintz_barracks_for_christmas_dinner_dec._25th_1944.jpg?itok=kvkCpq99 "Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe and his staff gathered inside Bastogne's Heintz Barracks for Christmas dinner Dec. 25th, 1944. This military barracks served as the Division Main Command Post during the siege of Bastogne, Belgium during WWII. The facility is now a museum known as the "Nuts Cave". (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)")
![Pearl Harbor survivor Ira "Ike" Schab](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-12/ApNewsroom_Obit_Pearl_Harbor_Survivor_Ira_Schab_80803.jpg?itok=aHBvHBk5 "FILE - An attendee asks Pearl Harbor survivor Ira "Ike" Schab, 103, to sign an U.S. flag during the 82nd Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin, File)")
