Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces on…
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have helped shape the history of the United States, and many of their lives have…
A pair of World War II veterans have recently been approved by the acting Army secretary to receive Purple Hearts…
During World War II, everyone who identified as American wanted to fight for the U.S. — including Japanese-Americans, who were initially…
The nation’s capital has national memorials commemorating the sacrifices of service men and women who died in World War II,…
The average age of a United States Marine Corps recruit is 21 years old. When Paul Douglas enlisted in 1942,…
As part of its observance of National Vietnam Veterans Day, Aerotech News is pleased to reprint the following article: by…
Today, March 29, Americans come together to commemorate the service and sacrifices made by the nearly 3 million service members…
John Reitzell went to Vietnam in the spring of 1970 as a 23-year-old second lieutenant in the Army infantry. The…
Homer Hickam joined the Army in January 1966 under a college option program which promised to send him to Officer…
Monday, March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. March 29 is a fitting choice for a day honoring Vietnam…
Salvatore Naimo, a veteran living in Sarasota, Fla., received the Silver Star March 17 for his actions in September 1951…
FORT DETRICK, Md. — His uniform was impeccable. His buttons, badges and boots glistened under the auditorium lights. His movements…
