When John “Jack” Thurman first learned about his great-uncle’s military service in the Marine Corps, he knew that he, too,…
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. — In a deafening, star-spangled 75th anniversary celebration of breaking the sound barrier, and the 75th anniversary…
Navy Chief Gunner’s Mate Oscar Schmidt Jr. likely knew working on a ship during World War I would be…
After 77 years, U.S. Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division touched down on European soil in a continued effort to…
The 3rd Infantry Division presented a Silver Star Medal to Staff Sgt. Harold A. Nelson, an infantryman and Dogface Soldier,…
Charles H. Brown was born in August 1924 in Kingwood, W.Va. After turning 18, he began attending Potomac State College….
Four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, America suddenly found itself at war against the combined…
Horace E. Crouch was born in October 1918, in Columbia, S.C., and attended The Citadel for college after graduating from…
Edward David Shames was born in Norfolk, Va., in June 1922. He was the youngest of four siblings, and were…
The Medal of Honor was awarded to the remains of nine unidentified service members. These include the four unidentified U.S….
James Hudson grew up during the Great Depression and World War II. His family supported itself by growing their own…
James Lewis Day was born in East St. Louis, Ill., in October 1925. He joined the Marine Corps in 1943,…
Benjamin “Lone Feather” Reifel was born in a log cabin in Parmelee, S.D., on the grounds of the Rosebud Indian…
