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This Korean War hero was awarded the Medal of Honor after 72 years
During action in the hotly embattled area called the Iron Triangle, Pvt. Charles R. Johnson is credited with saving the lives of at least 10 soldiers
By Jon Guttman
Meet the military families who love to move
As the Pentagon aims to save money and reduce family stress by cutting back on the military rite known as PCS, not everyone is happy.
By Crystal Kupper, The War Horse
Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members, veterans
As the Trump administration engages in a campaign of mass deportations, military experts and veterans say immigrant troops and their relatives are targets.
By Hannah Psalma Ramirez, News21
The heartbreakingly common story of my military suicide attempt
"Maybe that’s what makes this story different. Not that it’s mine, but exactly because it isn’t," a Marine veteran writes in this War Horse reflection.
By Evan Slusser, The War Horse
Why Truman changed the ‘War Department’ to the ‘Department of Defense’
Just a few months after the conclusion of World War II, President Truman announced his goal to implement a new governing structure for the military.
Troops with medical shaving waivers to face separation, Hegseth says
Under the new guidelines, troops granted a medical waiver must receive treatment and see the medical condition resolved within a year or face separation.
In reversal, Pentagon keeps women’s advisory group, adds four more
A 75-year-old committee advocating for women in the military will be revived as part of a phased return of 39 DOD groups put on pause earlier this year.
By Hope Hodge Seck
The medal created by Marines when ‘s--- hit the fan’ on Guadalcanal
Born out of the popular idiom of the time — “Let George do it!” — the George Medal was awarded to those who were on Guadalcanal when "s--- hit the fan."
One man’s memory sparks search for US soldiers he saw executed in WWII
Retired firefighter Benjamin Broadwell Hagans, 96, has emerged as an eyewitness to the savage executions of three soldiers in 1942, The War Horse reports.
By Ken McLaughlin, The War Horse
Before he was a hero on 9/11, he was a hero in Vietnam
In Vietnam's Ia Drang Valley and at the World Trade Center, Rick Rescorla helped others get out alive.
By Robert Batemen