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Ceremony heralds opening of WWI Memorial in Washington

In remarks during the virtual ceremony, President Joe Biden paid tribute to the 4.7 million who served in the war, and the 116,516 Americans who lost their lives in it.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

3 years ago

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Ever wanted to drive a WWII-era tank? Here’s your chance

Get in the driver's seat of an M4A3 Sherman, M24 Chaffee, or M26 Pershing.

By Claire Barrett

3 years ago

How the US military embraced America’s religious diversity

In 1917, when the United States entered World War I, the chaplaincy was a majority white and fully Christian organization. That changed.

By Ronit Y. Stahl, University of California, Berkeley

4 years ago

WWII tank gunner, now 95, pays tribute to the highest-ranking American killed in the European theater

On March 30, exactly 74 years to the day since Gen. Maurice Rose was gunned down by a German tank commander, Clarence Smoyer rumbled down Wynkoop Street in Denver's lower downtown perched in the turret of a vintage M3 Stuart tank.

By Kevin Simpson, The Colorado Sun via the AP

5 years ago

Pentagon plans tests of long-banned types of missiles

The Pentagon plans to begin flight tests this year of two types of missiles that have been banned for more than 30 years by a treaty from which both the United States and Russia are expected to withdraw in August, defense officials said Wednesday.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

5 years ago

The USS Constitution, a soldier who killed Nazi tanks and his armored ride through Boston

Sailors from the USS Constitution and onlookers came outside to salute the Army veteran and the tank as it rolled down the street.

5 years ago