Marine Corps Capt. Robert Hanson was a fearless fighter over the skies of the South Pacific during World War II….
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Eddie Rickenbacker was a champion race car driver. He was also an aircraft fighter ace in World War I, who…
Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and later helped to bring attention…
Before his death on Oct. 4 at age 100, Eddie Robinson was the last living person to have won the…
Patrick Smith, a former Army staff sergeant, was awarded the nation’s oldest military decoration for his service during Operation Iraqi…
Now in his sixth season as president and CEO of the Men’s National Basketball Association Phoenix Suns and the Women’s…
Actor, comedian, composer, and filmmaker Mel Brooks was born Melvin James Kaminsky in 1926. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y….
Actor Morgan Freeman is known for his many roles in film, including “Driving Miss Daisy” (1969), “Glory” (1989), “Unforgiven” (1992),…
SAN DIEGO, Calif.— On a flight deck crowded with U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard aircraft and helicopters, 89-year-old…
Tom Woodruff was a minor league shortstop who later became a highly decorated Navy fighter pilot during World War II….
It is said that medics never stand taller than when they kneel to treat the wounded. As a combat medical…
In the coming year, the U.S. Air Force will hold numerous events to celebrate the service’s 75th anniversary. As part…