LAKEWOOD, Calif.–World War II veteran Sam Sachs watches from the front porch of his home as a Humvee, a sheriff’s…
By Dennis Anderson, special to Aerotech News Coffee4Vets typically meets every Tuesday morning at Crazy Otto’s Diner in Lancaster. With…
The April 18, 1942, Doolittle Raid on Japan early in World War II bolstered American spirits just months after the…
That couldn’t be more true for two oregon veterans who collectively survived World War II, the great depression, the spanish…
In 1940, Americans closely followed the news of Germany’s armed forces overrunning most of Europe, while Japan was using its…
All Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries are open and will continue to provide interments for veterans and eligible individuals….
The Battle of Okinawa, which began 75 years ago, was the last major battle of World War II — and the…
In the waning days of World War II in Europe, U.S., Canadian and British forces faced a formidable obstacle on…
Submarine warfare has been around a while. Primitive subs were used with mixed results from the Revolutionary War up until…
From the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to the day Japan’s emperor signed the surrender, more than 400,000 U.S. service…
On Feb. 19, 1945, more than 70,000 U.S. Marines conducted an amphibious assault to take the Island of Iwo Jima…
Celebrating a 100th birthday is monumental in itself, but for retired Col. Charles E. McGee, shortly after this celebration he…
By February 1945, U.S. forces had island hopped across the Pacific Ocean and were rapidly closing in on the Japanese…