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He lived 3 doors down in the barracks. I carry his ghost in my pocket

"I wish the 30 soldiers who died in Alaska during my time at Wainwright had gotten to see this moment," writes Jake Johnson in this War Horse reflection.

By Jake Johnson, The War Horse

13 minutes ago

World War II’s last American ace dies at 103

Don McPherson claimed his score in the conflict’s last campaign: Okinawa.

By Jon Guttman

8 hours ago

She hid an eating disorder and lost her Navy career. It saved her life

Advocates worry the military’s focus on ‘fit, not fat’ is silencing service members who struggle with their body image.

By Noelle Wiehe, The War Horse

2 days ago

Mail-in voting is nothing new, just ask Civil War soldiers

During the Civil War, 19 Union states changed their laws to allow their soldiers to vote absentee.

By Claire Barrett

3 days ago

Veterans’ voices shape report on the Afghanistan War’s lessons, impact

Veterans of the war in Afghanistan are telling a commission that their experience was not only hell, but but also confounding and demoralizing.

3 days ago

Navy logbook that recounted Pearl Harbor recovered after 84 years

After more than 80 years, the logbook from Navy Yard Pearl Harbor has been recovered, the National Archives announced.

By Claire Barrett

4 days ago