‘Return of the Dead’: The unthinkable choice faced by military families after WWII
Shortly after the war, more than 171,000 remains were returned to the U.S., while next of kin chose to have more than 110,000 buried overseas.
By Richard Sisk
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Why is it taking so long to identify America’s unknown fallen heroes?
Forensic DNA experts say it should take the Pentagon years—not decades—to ID the remains of thousands of nameless service members in military cemeteries.
By Ken McLaughlin, The War Horse
Death by dentures? John McCain Sr.’s WWII battles with teeth, toilets
The then-vice admiral suffered mightily, as had his forefather George Washington, in the dentistry department.
Wreckage of lost WWII sub discovered nearly 80 years later
The wreckage of a WWII Navy submarine has been discovered off the coast of Japan.
Bataan Death March POW remains identified
The soldier survived the Bataan Death March to die later in a POW camp.
By Staff Reports
Remains of Army private killed in WWII battle identified
Remains were recovered between 1946 and 1950 but could not be identified until recently.
By Staff Reports
Remains of Army Air Forces airman killed in WWII identified
Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Harold Kretzer was killed in Romania during Operation Tidal Wave in August 1943.
Did you write a New Year’s Day deck log poem? Enter it in this contest
You could win a piece of Old Ironsides.
Could the LCS fleet be getting a new mission?
A provision in the FY23 defense bill calls on U.S. Southern Command to study the feasibility of permanently assigning LCSs to the combatant command.
New film covers Japanese soldier who refused to surrender after WWII
Stream “Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle” on Amazon Prime VIdeo or Apple TV+.
By Sarah Sicard