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New Hindenburg documentary sheds light on the decades-old disaster

It's been 84 years since airship Hindenburg crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

15 months ago

Thousands of name errors possible in new Korean War remembrance wall, advocates fear

Data errors mean that there could be hundreds of mistakes included on the planned Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in the nation's capital.

16 months ago

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National Vietnam Veterans Day celebrations adapt for second year in pandemic

Vietnam Veterans Day is March 29.

31 presidents who served in the military

A list of all the U.S. Presidents that served in the military.

18 months ago

Hitler released his failed plan to invade England 80 years ago today

Operation Sea Lion was an amphibious invasion intended to result in the German defeat of England.

2 years ago

A brief history of the Korean War

The "Forgotten War" in Korea broke out 70 years ago along the 38th parallel. It hasn't officially ended.

2 years ago

Senators seek SECDEF support to add names of ‘Lost 74’ to Vietnam Memorial Wall

A bipartisan group of senators has submitted a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to once again push to add the names of the “Lost 74” — the sailors killed aboard the Evans — to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

2 years ago

How one organization is working to correct cases of Jewish WWII soldiers mistakenly buried under Latin Cross headstones

“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”

2 years ago

National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City defaced

Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith said two men were responsible for the vandalism spray painted “Xs” over the faces of World War I generals and “communist symbols” just before 1 a.m. Tuesday morning.

3 years ago

The real history of Memorial Day

Though Memorial Day was made an official federal holiday in 1971, its roots trace all the way back to the Civil War.

3 years ago

Desert Storm memorial marks an ‘atonement’ for Vietnam War mistakes

The site has been picked and dedicated. But now they need to raise the money.

3 years ago

Former Vietnamese jailer says he respected Sen. John McCain

In Vietnam, mourners pay tribute to former American POW who worked to bring the two countries together.

4 years ago

US deports former Nazi camp guard, 95, to Germany

The deportation is the first for a Nazi war crimes suspect since John Demjanjuk in 2009.

4 years ago

The atomic bomb that faded into South Carolina history

Sixty years ago, on March 11, 1958, an Air Force bomber dropped a nuclear weapon on a farm in the rural Mars Bluff community outside Florence. The radioactive payload either wasn’t loaded in the warhead or didn’t detonate — the stories differ.

4 years ago

Legacy of Tennessee's greatest war hero may be education

Until he was old enough to buy and trade his own comic books, Gerald York thought his grandfather was just an ordinary man.

4 years ago

Commentary: Medal of Honor Day reminds us there’s a hero in everyone

A Vietnam War hero asks, 'How will you make a difference?'

4 years ago

Artist soldiers: Their self-expression and humanity in WWI is revealed in exhibit

A WWI exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum features artwork from artists embedded with soldier units, and soldiers who became artists in their underground hideouts.

4 years ago

Woman ID'd as inspiration for Rosie the Riveter dies at 96

A 2016 research paper labeled Naomi Parker Fraley as the inspiration for the iconic poster.

5 years ago

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It's been 84 years since airship Hindenburg crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Data errors mean that there could be hundreds of mistakes included on the planned Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in the nation's capital.

Vietnam Veterans Day is March 29.

A list of all the U.S. Presidents that served in the military.

Operation Sea Lion was an amphibious invasion intended to result in the German defeat of England.

The "Forgotten War" in Korea broke out 70 years ago along the 38th parallel. It hasn't officially ended.

A bipartisan group of senators has submitted a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to once again push to add the names of the “Lost 74” — the sailors killed aboard the Evans — to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”

Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith said two men were responsible for the vandalism spray painted “Xs” over the faces of World War I generals and “communist symbols” just before 1 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Though Memorial Day was made an official federal holiday in 1971, its roots trace all the way back to the Civil War.

The site has been picked and dedicated. But now they need to raise the money.

In Vietnam, mourners pay tribute to former American POW who worked to bring the two countries together.

The deportation is the first for a Nazi war crimes suspect since John Demjanjuk in 2009.

Sixty years ago, on March 11, 1958, an Air Force bomber dropped a nuclear weapon on a farm in the rural Mars Bluff community outside Florence. The radioactive payload either wasn’t loaded in the warhead or didn’t detonate — the stories differ.

Until he was old enough to buy and trade his own comic books, Gerald York thought his grandfather was just an ordinary man.

A Vietnam War hero asks, 'How will you make a difference?'

A WWI exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum features artwork from artists embedded with soldier units, and soldiers who became artists in their underground hideouts.

A 2016 research paper labeled Naomi Parker Fraley as the inspiration for the iconic poster.