Leo Hoffman didn’t want to serve in the Army during World War II. After passing a test to qualify for…
“I’ve always had good luck.” Roy Englert, a 100-year-old World War II Navy veteran, recently said that ahead of his…
Army Veteran Earlyn Marie Black Harding was a member of the famed “Band of Angels”—U.S. Army and Navy nurses who served…
Army Capt. Jose Cabalfin Calugas wasn’t a U.S. citizen during World War II, but he fought valiantly for America when…
April 9 is National Former Prisoner of War (POW) Recognition Day. The man most associated with this remembrance is Maj….
Paul Kerchum remained unyielding to challenges during his lifetime of service and dedication to his country, his family, and his…
Before joining the military, Norma Hudgens had been a teacher, working with 4th graders at Manuel S. Rojas Elementary School in…
Leland Chandler enlisted in the Army in 1941 at just 18 years old, leaving home in central Illinois to serve…
As an officer in the USS Franklin’s engineering department during World War II, Navy Cmdr. Donald Arthur Gary knew all…
On his way to becoming one of the U.S. Air Force’s most legendary — as well as courageous and inspirational…
During World War II, Army Air Corps Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Jr. was a legend. The young pilot became one…
Born in 1922, Herb Elfring spent his early childhood in South Dakota. After his family lost their farm in 1932, he…
More than 1,100 sailors died on the USS Arizona when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Those…