It took nearly 60 years for one of the first African-American officers to receive the Medal of Honor, an award many believe was overdue
During the Vietnam War, Paris Davis distinguished himself with remarkable bravery, refusing to leave his wounded comrades behind during a brutal enemy ambush. As one…
Amid a blistering Texas summer, the parents of a fallen soldier were touched when they discovered someone had been caring for their son’s final resting place
Following the devastating loss of their son, Staff Sgt. Joseph Villasenor, in a sudden car accident, Rachel and Raymond Villasenor often made trips to his…
Despite his men being outnumbered and exhausted, Col. Merritt Edson inspired them to hold their position in what became known as ‘Edson’s Ridge’
After more than a day of nonstop fighting, the 1st Marine Raider Battalion braced for yet another night of relentless assault. Heavily outnumbered—just 830 Marines…
In the hours after President Lincoln’s assassination, attention turned to the collection of items he was carrying in his pocket which painted an intimate portrait of the man he was
In the early hours of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot by actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth while watching a…
When the United States entered WWI, all four of President Theodore Roosevelt’s sons enlisted, but only three returned home
Throughout U.S. history, many presidents arrived at the nation’s highest office having served in the military, with 31 serving in the armed forces. That dedication…
After over a decade in the military, George Kennedy served as a technical advisor on war movies before becoming a full-time actor
George Kennedy’s commanding screen presence wasn’t just great acting—it was rooted in experience. Long before his breakout roles in films like Cool Hand Luke and…
A key designer of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber was convicted of espionage after faxing highly classified information
Noshir Gowadia played a key role in shaping the B-2 Spirit bomber’s stealth profile, especially its defenses against infrared-guided missiles. He even went so far…
Paratrooper Leonard Funk Jr. was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Truman for repelling a sudden German counterattack
On September 5, 1945, Leonard Funk Jr. was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military commendation, recognizing his extraordinary bravery during a critical…
The ‘Swamp Ghost’: An abandoned WWII-era bomber found in the marshlands of Papua New Guinea was a haunting time capsule of war
In 1972, while flying over the remote marshlands of Papua New Guinea, a Royal Australian Air Force reconnaissance crew noticed something strange nestled in the…
In a rare milestone of modern air combat, two F-15 Eagle pilots hit an Iraqi helicopter with a laser-guided bomb instead of a missile
Amid the fierce aerial campaign of the Gulf War, intense dogfights erupted as Coalition air forces engaged Iraqi aircraft. Between January 17 and February 23,…
The Douglas AC-47, a fearsome U.S. gunship, was given the unlikely nickname ‘Puff, the Magic Dragon’ during the Vietnam War
The 1960s folk tune “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” popularized by Peter, Paul, and Mary, found an unexpected second life during the Vietnam War—this time as…
After vanishing with out a trace during WWII, the fate of the USS Grayback was one of the Navy’s enduring mysteries
Vanished without a trace during World War II, the USS Grayback (SS-208) remained one of the Navy’s enduring mysteries for decades—until she was finally located…