Military culture, history, memorialization, and the stories that anchor what came before — from WWII to GWOT.
It doesn’t take a military genius to know that an enemy acquiring your war plans could be an unmitigated disaster. Journalist Geraldo Rivera got kicked out of the Iraq War in 2003 for giving away...
U.S. troops launched a major joint exercise in South Korea on Monday, just hours after a last-minute social media post from President Donald Trump that the annual event would be drastically curtailed.
Morris Neighbors’ journey from Oklahoma to the Pacific and back Morris Neighbors was raised far from the ocean, in an Oklahoma community where oil derricks, farm chores, school, church and baseball...
In 1958, Fidel Castro was near the end of a yearslong battle to overthrow Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. Confident of soon seizing power, Castro was already looking ahead.
More than 81 years have passed since Feb. 23, 1945, when U.S. Marines raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II.
“Top Gun: Maverick” brought the need for speed into the 21st century and introduced us to new naval aviators alongside the legendary Pete Mitchell.
In U.S. military service, an other than honorable (OTH) discharge represents the most severe form of administrative discharge, raising questions about a service member's conduct and performance in...
Service members who leave the military with an honorable discharge are eligible for a variety of veterans benefits, as long as other eligibility requirements are met.
Passersby walking along the banks of the Danube in Hungary’s capital city noticed a strange set of handlebars protruding from the rocks on Aug. 2, 2026.
For Netflix, India is not just an important market for gaining subscribers, it’s now an “ indispendible ” investment. A new six-part series called “Operation Safed Sagar” is now streaming—and it’s...
For as long as she could, Genelle Guzman-McMillan followed orders to stay put. Guzman-McMillan worked for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Opening weekend of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” along with the third weekend of “The Odyssey” fueled the biggest collective weekend in box office history at a cool $430 million across all movies in...
As President Ronald Reagan prepared to give a speech to West Berlin in 1987, Peter Robinson got to work. Trying to figure out what Reagan should talk about, Robinson visited the German capital.
Celebrating history, service, and community at VA North Texas Freedom Fest 250 and 80 years of VHA. VA North Texas Health Care System ‘s Dallas campus recently hosted Veterans, families, staff and...
For believers, ghosts are the spirits of the departed who, for whatever reason, have either refused to move on to the afterlife or decided to come back from it. And we get it.
Few, if any, movie stars achieve the level of celebrity of Paul Newman without good fortune. No one recognized that more than the screen legend himself.
Russia is usually (for good reason) portrayed as the bad guy here in the West, which is not a surprise to anyone watching Russia flounder in Ukraine.
In 1948, Luther Herschel Story wanted to join the U.S. Army . Because he was only 16 years old, it wasn’t his decision alone to make. The high school sophomore needed his mother’s consent.
For some Americans, supporting veterans often means thinking about those returning from today’s conflicts. But numerous aging veterans, particularly those from World War II, the Korean War, or the...
Thirty-five years after the U.S.-led military coalition wrested Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, a memorial to honor the service members who served and the 383 who died in operations has found its home..
A month after arriving on Okinawa, Robert Eugene Bush received sobering news. His higher-ups informed the 1st Marine Division that it was expendable during the American military’s quest to seize...
When “Patton” debuted in movie theaters in 1970, it attracted plenty of box-office buzz. Moviegoers flocked to see it, critics generally approved of the portrayal of the enigmatic World War II...
After a Soviet ballistic missile submarine sank in 1968, they tried unsuccessfully to retrieve the lost vessel for two months. Maybe the CIA would have better luck.
“U-571.” “Training Day.” “Fury.” All Written by a submarine sonar technician aboard the USS Haddo. His name, in case you didn’t already know, is David Ayer.
Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, the commander of the Navy brig USS Somers, didn’t want to make a rash decision. As First Lt. Guert Gansevoort informed him that some crew members were plotting to...
