John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, N.C., in September 1926, and lived there until moving with his father and mother…
Jay R. Vargas was born to immigrants from Italy and Spain in 1938 in Winslow, Ariz. He grew up with…
This year the U.S. Marine Corps commemorates 55 years since the Battle of Khe Sanh, which lasted from Jan. 21…
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro awarded the Navy Cross to retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams for his exploits…
On Jan. 25, 2023, under cold gray skies and sleet, two World War II U.S. Army veterans returned to Arlington…
Sheila Marie McGlown joined the Air Force in 1984, with goals of creating increased representation for Black women in the…
Army Pvt. 1st Class Garfield McConnell Langhorn was only 20 years old when he lost his life fighting in Vietnam….
Frederick “Fred” G. Holden was born in January 1923 in Bluejacket, Okla., to a Cherokee mother and a World War…
Kathy Spangler knew from a young age that she wanted to follow in her grandmother’s footsteps to become a nurse and enter…
Marion Bench was one of the first women activated for the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) program in World War II for…
On his way to becoming one of the U.S. Air Force’s most legendary — as well as courageous and inspirational…
Born in 1916, Norman Kleiss grew up in Coffeyville, Kansas. He joined the Kansas National Guard in 1931 and served…
Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Nash was a radio operator with the 506th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group. He…