Her Medal of Honor was once revoked. Now her base is being renamed.
Fort Walker, named in 2023 after Civil War Union surgeon Mary Walker, will revert back to Fort A.P. Hill. For her family, the retraction feels familiar.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Trump orders return to old, Confederate-linked names for 7 Army sites
Service officials said the reverted base names will now have links to Army heroes instead of Confederate leaders.
Lance corporal awarded highest medal for non-combat bravery for rescuing a drowning elderly man
“I knew he needed help, and I just went,” Ballow said in the release. “If someone needs help and you’re there and you can help them, then do it.”
By Shawn Snow
Pentagon begins ‘social distancing’ measures amid coronavirus concerns
As fears about the coronavirus outbreak roiled financial markets, the nation’s political leaders grappled Monday with a public health and economic maelstrom — as well as concerns for their own safety.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
This week in Congress: Rapidly spreading worries about coronavirus
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 9, 2020.
Former Navy aviator versus state legislator for California seat
The election in what once was a Republican stronghold is being watched nationally for what it could say about the fight for control of Congress.
This Virginia dairy farm that housed Army spies is now a winery
VInt Hill was bought by the Army in 1942 and remained in operation until 1997.
By Sarah Sicard
This week in Congress: State of impeachment
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 3, 2020.
The US is committed to Syria mission, says top American general in the Middle East
U.S. troops at military outposts ín eastern Syria asked variations of the same question to their top commander Saturday: What is our future here? What are the goals we need to think about?
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Explainer: How countries in conflict, like Iran and the US, talk to each other
International diplomacy found an ingenious solution to the problem of communication between nations that broke ties.
By Klaus W. Larres, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Hill Air Force Base completes F-35A Lightning II standup
The 388th and 419th Fighter Wings at the Utah base have received their full complement of jets, and the pilots, maintainers and other personnel are now fully trained.
By Dylan Gresik
New interactive map helps ‘blue water’ Vietnam veterans locate ship positions
Veterans can use a new interactive tool to locate their ships' positions off Vietnam. Meanwhile, VA is processing Blue Water Navy claims.
By Patricia Kime