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The “Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers of World War II” stamp honors the second generation Japanese Americans, or Nisei, who fought during the war and faced discrimination in the U.S.
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Several ceremonies were being held Sunday to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the decisive assault that led to the liberation of France and western Europe from Nazi control.
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This holiday weekend will feel something closer to Memorial Days of old, as COVID-19 restrictions are fully lifted in many places.
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Badly wounded, Col. Puckett told his soldiers to leave him behind as they withdrew. They didn’t listen, nor did they ever forget.
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March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, which commemorates the date in 1973 when the U.S. Military Assistance Command in Vietnam was disestablished.
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On that day in 1951, the company was bombarded by Chinese mortar and cannon fire and assaulted by Chinese infantrymen.
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Soldier served in Allied invasion of Italy.
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Advocates want the unit better recognized for its historic achievements.
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Milton “Davey” Lockett Jr. was inducted into the Rangers’ Hall of Fame in 2001. After he died in 2018, the Columbus Police Department named its community room for him.
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A Florida seamstress made a 96-year-old World War II veteran a new Navy uniform to fulfill his request that he be buried in it when the time arrived.
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Before he became the first Black player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Emlen Tunnell served in the Coast Guard during and after World War II, where he was credited with saving the lives of two shipmates in separate incidents.
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The success of officers from ROTC programs at Historical Black Colleges and Universities was based on the realization of the value diversity brings to the U.S. military, says the author of this commentary.
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Winning this award can make a big difference in a service member's career. Here's how to send us a nomination now!
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“This poor guy was brought out here from Chicago and put in a nursing home down the street — no friends, no family, nobody."
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For their service to the nation during the war, Chinese-American veterans were honored at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony Wednesday.