A Military Family's Push to Get a War Hero the Recognition He Deserved Despite recommendations from a number of officers, it would take Fred McGee until after his death in 2020 for McGee's actions...
Taps: How a Medal of Honor Recipient Gave America its Most Famous Military Bugle Call Ever The central role that Daniel Butterfield played in taps was largely unknown until the late 19th century, only coming to light...
Do Lessons from the Battles for Fallujah Apply to Gaza? "While Fallujah and Gaza are dissimilar in terms of military operations and policy resolve, they are similar in their mutual...
This Taylor Swift Song Is a Tribute to Her Marine Grandfather's Service at Guadalcanal Written during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, "Epiphany" explores the similar emotions experienced by soldiers...
How an All-Black Regiment Pulled Off an Amazing Rescue After the Battle Depicted in 'Glory' As great as the 1989 film "Glory" was, the movie stops short of what might be the 54th's finest hour.
An Ex-NFL Lineman Turned the Tide of the Battle of Hue By Reading the Manuals Ernie Cheatham's biggest claim to fame was changing how U.S. Marines fought the North Vietnamese in the middle of one of the...
Navy to Name Amphibious Assault Ship After Battle of Fallujah, Among the Deadliest of the Iraq War The commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David Berger, said that the battle "is, and will remain, imprinted in the minds of...
The Civilian Who Got a Bronze Star from the Army Military.com interviews Joe Galloway, a legendary war correspondent whose coverage of the Vietnam War helped shape how we...
Army Officials Apologize After Post Featuring Nazi War Criminal Triggers Backlash A social media post designed to commemorate theBattle of the Bulge featured a large photo of a notorious Nazi war criminal.
Soldier Shot During Special Forces Training Event After Live Ammo Mixed in with Blanks A 7th Infantry Division soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state was accidentally shot April 25 by a 1st...
Special Operations Airman Shot and Killed by Florida Police During Disturbance in Apartment Building Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, which flies AC-130J...
Coast Guard Relieves Its Top Reserve Enlisted Leader After Investigation into Misconduct Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Timothy Beard was relieved Friday as a result of "loss of confidence,"...
Meet the First 'Space Cowboys': 3 Guardians Complete Arduous Army Cavalry Spur Ride After being covered in dust, sweat, dirt and blood, three officers emerged from the West Texas desert last week and were...
Gordon and Aleksandra: Videos, Photos Show Relationship Between Detained Soldier and Russian Woman Staff Sgt. Gordon Black flew to China and eventually to the city in southeastern Russia to meet with the woman, Aleksandra...