Hundreds attend funeral for veteran with no known relatives Hundreds of people attended the funeral for a Vietnam veteran from Michigan who had no known living relatives. By: The Associated Press 2 days ago
Marine veteran who fought at Iwo Jima, Chosin Reservoir, celebrates turning 100 First Sgt. John Farritor, spent 30 years in Corps ― 20 on active duty and 10 in reserves. By: Apoorva Mittal 4 days ago
98-year-old Marine veteran injured at Battle of Okinawa receives Purple Heart nearly 75 years later The mortar crewman suffered a blast concussion on May 14, 1945. By: Ariana Puzzo 5 days ago
Military Times honors 2019 Service Members of the Year in DC Five individuals whose commitment to service goes above and beyond the call of duty were honored. By: Kristine Froeba July 12
Atlanta to be home of rare Civil War flag of black soldiers “We Will Prove Ourselves Men,” reads the inscription at the top of the regimental flag carried into battle by members of the 127th United States Colored Troops. By: Bo Emerson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via the AP June 23
Medic featured in HBO’s ‘Band of Brothers’ provided honor guard at funeral A soldier depicted in HBO’s “Band of Brothers” series was provided an honor guard during his funeral Saturday from soldiers assigned to the same unit he served with in World War II. By: Diana Stancy Correll June 19
The backstory behind 97-year-old Tom Rice’s D-Day 75th anniversary jump over Normandy It all started at an air show in California last fall when two strangers bonded on the tarmac over a love of aviation. By: Natalie Gross June 7
D-Day at 75: Nations honor veterans, memory of fallen With silent remembrance and respect, nations honored the fallen and the singular bravery of all Allied troops who sloshed through bloodied water to the beaches of Normandy 75 years ago on D-Day, the assault that portended the fall of Hitler’s Third Reich. By: Raf Casert, The Associated Press and John Leicester, The Associated Press and Elaine Ganley, The Associated Press June 6
Swim skills required to see this new veterans memorial Opening in Florida this summer, Circle of Heroes has the potential to draw scuba divers from all over the world. By: Natalie Gross June 6
UK volunteers still honor US airmen, 75 years after D-Day As the wartime allies celebrate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, people around Britain are also remembering the Americans who paved the way for the invasion, especially aircrews that flew bombing missions over occupied Europe. By: Danica Kirka, The Associated Press June 6
Memories of the Longest Day still linger for these D-Day survivors As celebrations take place in France and around America honoring the men and women who took part in that mission on its 75th anniversary, there are fewer and fewer who remember it firsthand. Grapes, 98 and living in Houma, Louisiana, is one of five American D-Day survivors to share those recollections with Military Times. By: Brian Mackley June 5
97-year-old D-Day veteran parachutes into Normandy again Parachutists are jumping over Normandy again, just as soldiers did 75 years ago for D-Day — but this time without being shot at. By: John Leicester, The Associated Press June 5
Fighting Germans and Jim Crow: Role of black troops on D-Day Roughly 2,000 African American troops are believed to have hit the shores of Normandy in various capacities on June 6, 1944. By: Rebecca Santana, The Associated Press June 5
Chasing demons: 75 years on, D-Day haunts, drives its vets They are back, some for the first time since war stole their innocence 75 years ago on Normandy’s D-Day beaches. By: John Leicester, The Associated Press and Raf Casert, The Associated Press June 4
Rare color footage brings D-Day memories alive, 75 years on Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood director George Stevens stood on the deck of the HMS Belfast to film the start of the D-Day invasion. By: Jeffrey Schaeffer, The Associated Press and Julian Styles, The Associated Press May 29
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