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…
by Cathy Hansen, special to Aerotech News Flora Belle Reece; Irma ‘Babe’ Story and Marguerite ‘Ty’ Killen — All three…
In September 1942, after several times rejecting proposals to use qualified women pilots for flying duties, Army Air Forces Commanding…
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that Korean War Medal of Honor recipient, Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Joseph Kapaun, has been accounted for. Kapaun, of Pilsen, Kansas, served…
In the B-2’s 30 year history, there have been nearly 700 people airborne in the two-person cockpit of the $2.2…