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Ex-Syrian official claims Austin Tice was killed in 2013

The U.S. government is investigating the claim that the Marine veteran was executed.

New bill would expand exception to Medal of Honor 5-year limitation

The Valor Has No Expiration Act would remove arbitrary timelines and expand the criteria to include classified acts or those withheld from the public.

How a WWII submariner took the fight directly to the Japanese

Cmdr. Lawson P. “Red” Ramage led his submarine, Parche, to hell and back.

How a POW humming ‘Old McDonald’ at Hanoi Hilton saved lives

Dubbed "The Incredibly Stupid One" by his captors, 20-year-old sailor Douglas Hegdahl was quietly building intelligence.

This WWII pilot crash-landed into a field hosting a Nazi soccer match

Maj. Donald K. Willis crash-landed his plane in Nazi-occupied Holland then stopped at cafes for beers — all while evading the capture for two months.

Medal of Honor upgrade for Vietnam-era Recon Marine part of new bill

Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack.

World War II bomber crash left 11 dead. Four are finally coming home.

All 11 men aboard the bomber were killed. Their remains, deep below the sea, were designated as non-recoverable. That changed in 2023.

How Memorial Day has evolved from its Civil War origins

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen troops. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.

Opinion

Making law of war training optional is a recipe for disaster

Signaling that following the law of war is optional is fundamentally inconsistent with the inherent responsibility of command, the op-ed author argues.

‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ is a veteran’s ghost story that refuses to fade

Authenticity is the film’s greatest strength. It doesn’t lean on clichés. Instead, it sits with discomfort — awkward, hilarious and harrowing.