Latest ""

Nation’s oldest Medal of Honor recipient dies at 99

Coolidge received the Medal of Honor on June 18, 1945.

By Claire Barrett

3 years ago

Sgt. Dorothy Schmidt Cole turned 107 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, making her the oldest living Marine veteran, according to the Marine Corps.

Oldest living Marine Corps veteran passes away at age 107

Dorothy (Schmidt) Cole passed away on Jan. 7 in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

By Harm Venhuizen

3 years ago

Oldest living Marine veteran turns 107

When Dorothy Schmidt Cole joined the Marine Corps in July 1943, she wasn’t thinking about the impact her service would have on the Corps or on generations of women to come. She just wanted that stylish uniform.

By Jared Morgan

4 years ago

Oldest living World War II veteran turns 110

The oldest living veteran of World War II celebrated his 110th birthday Thursday.

By Military Times staff

5 years ago

Female team leading Navy helicopter training changes command

For the first time in the history of Helicopter Training Squadron Eight at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, two women held the top two leadership positions in the Navy’s oldest helicopter training squadron.

By Annie Blanks, Pensacola News Journal via the AP

5 years ago

World War II vet Bob Maxwell, the oldest Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 98

World War II veteran Bob Maxwell, the nation's oldest Medal of Honor recipient, has died in Oregon more than seven decades after grabbing a blanket and throwing himself on a German hand grenade in France to save his squad mates. He was 98.

5 years ago