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The evolution of military tattoos, from Sailor Jerry to skull logos
For generations, tattoos have served as both a rite of passage and a record of service for members of the military.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
The National World II Memorial needs millions of dollars of repair work. Here’s one plan to fix it
Legislation introduced to fund repairs to World War II Memorial would allow U.S. Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of World War II.
By Lianna Brown
Book excerpt: ‘X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II’
The incredible World War II saga of the German-Jewish commandos who fought in Britain’s most secretive special-forces unit — but whose story has gone untold until now.
By Leah Garrett
Surviving members of Hitler’s Third Reich speak in chilling new documentary ‘Final Account’
"Final Account" hits theaters May 21.
New WWII series from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks has finally started production
The third WWII installment from Hanks and Spielberg is finally on the way.
Nation’s oldest Medal of Honor recipient dies at 99
Coolidge received the Medal of Honor on June 18, 1945.
How a one-armed outfielder became an inspiration to wounded WWII veterans
Gray made his Major League debut in 1945.
Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery is finding and honoring its veterans with the help of families
Green-Wood Cemetery's WWII project is intended to identify the graves of veterans and commemorate them with an online biography.
By Harm Venhuizen
Guy Ritchie set to direct WWII thriller ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’
Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare was Britain’s first black ops unit.
Son Tay Raid commander Leroy Manor dies at 100
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Leroy Manor served as a pilot in WWII and planned the Son Tay Raid in Vietnam. He died just four days after his 100th birthday.
By Harm Venhuizen
‘I just did what I was trained to do’: New book chronicles life of one of last two Arizona survivors
Nearly 80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Louis "Lou" Conter, 99, is one of two remaining survivors from the battleship Arizona.
By Diana Stancy