Salute to Veterans - Stories that celebrate U.S. service members.

Army special operations community concludes first-ever Heritage Week

While the Regimental Honors program for this community began in 1981, Heritage Week began this year.

5 weeks ago

Scientists identify remains of Army sergeant killed in Korean War

The sergeant served with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.

6 weeks ago

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Remains of Army POW from Korean War identified

Sgt. 1st Class Coon was a member of C Battery, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division.

Remains of World War II POW, Bataan Death March survivor identified

Pvt. Leroy M. Slenker, 28, of El Segundo, California served as a member of 75th Ordnance Depot Company in 1941.

7 weeks ago

Remains of Army corporal who died while a POW in Korea identified

Cpl. Delbert L. White, of Ottumwa, Iowa, served in D Company, 2nd Engineer (Combat) Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division in late 1950 when captured.

8 weeks ago

Possible remains of World War II soldiers await transport at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 23, 2021.

Researchers identify remains of Army private killed in WWII

Pvt. Myron E. Williams, of Dixon, Illinois, served in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division at the time of his death.

2 months ago

Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), render honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2020.

Agency identifies remains of Army corporal, Korean War POW

Sgt. Lawrence J. Robidoux served in B Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in November 1950 when he was reported missing.

2 months ago

Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry A. Zich, killed during the Vietnam War, was accounted for Oct. 25, 2022, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Soldier killed during support mission in Vietnam War identified

Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry A. Zich will be buried in Lincoln, Nebraska.

2 months ago

Army Sgt. Gregory V. Knoll, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 3, 2023, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Remains of soldier killed in WWII identified

Army Sgt. Gregory V. Knoll was reported killed in action on Nov. 7, 1944.

2 months ago

Army Pfc. Harry J. Hartmann, Jr., who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for July 13, 2022, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Remains of soldier held captive in Korean War identified

Army Pfc. Harry J. Hartmann was reported missing in action on Nov. 2, 1950 during fighting near Unsan, North Korea.

2 months ago

Army Tech Sgt. Matthew L. McKeon, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 12, 2023, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Remains of WWII soldier killed in Germany identified

Army Tech Sgt. Matthew L. McKeon will be buried in San Diego, California.

2 months ago

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) help conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for a soldier killed during the Korean War in Section 55 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2019.

Remains of Korean War soldier, POW, identified

Army Cpl. Clark E. Worline was reported missing in action on Nov. 26, 1950.

3 months ago

Remains of three American service members killed in WWII identified

The remains of two soldiers and an airman killed in World War II have been identified, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

3 months ago

Remains of two soldiers killed in Korean War identified

Two soldiers who were killed during the Korean War have been accounted for, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

3 months ago

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green greets Pearl Harbor survivor, Jack Holder during a Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony on Dec. 7, 2022.

Pearl Harbor survivor Jack Holder dies in Arizona at age 101

Jack Holder, a Pearl Harbor survivor who went on become a decorated World War II flyer, has died in Arizona.

3 months ago

101-year-old vet receives medal for being one of the 1st Black Marines

George J. Johnson was part of the group of the first Black men allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps.

3 months ago

The Medal of Honor is seen around the neck of Medal of Honor recipient Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, June 25, 2019.

Black Vietnam-era Army officer to receive Medal of Honor

The honor will go to retired Army Col. Paris Davis nearly 60 years after Davis distinguished himself during the Vietnam War.

3 months ago

U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA, conduct a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 9, 2019.

Korean war soldier reported missing in action identified

Army Cpl. Donald L. Dupont was reported missing in action while fighting the enemy near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, on Dec. 2, 1950.

4 months ago

Composer Burt Bacharach performs in Milan, Italy on July 16, 2011.

Army veteran, legendary composer Burt Bacharach dies at 94

Composer Burt Bacharach was drafted into the Army in the late 1940s and was still on active duty during the Korean War.

4 months ago