This WWII sailor stepped in to save a fellow POW from a beating
Japanese soldiers were beating a POW to the brink of death... that is until Richard Antrim stepped forward and offered to take the rest of the punishment.
Military History
WWII Memorial in Washington closed for five months
According to NPS, the closure is set to address “aging infrastructure, improve reliability, and enhance the appearance of the memorial.”
The ace of aces: This Marine Corps aviator shot down 23 enemy planes
As a member of Guadalcanal's "Cactus Air Force," Joe Foss made an enduring mark.
The storied ship that almost sank — with the Unknown Soldier on it
Lashed to the bow of the USS Olympia, the Unknown Soldier and his detachment of Marines battled a storm that threatened to sink them.
This gunner is the only sailor buried at sea — inside his plane
Loyce Edward Deen survived the battle of Leyte Gulf only to be cut down in a mop-up effort a week later.
During his 78th mission, this pilot came up against an unexpected foe
Merlyn Dethlefsen was dubbed “taciturn, a born-again Christian, and not at all the typical fighter pilot," yet his exploits proved otherwise.
He turned down a trip home from the Korean War, then earned the MOH
Lloyd Burke's 13-month tour in Korea was at an end when he decided to turn back — and received the Medal of Honor in the process.
Monroe to Donroe: A ‘dead’ doctrine’s revival for current operations
Barack Obama declared the Monroe doctrine "dead." Under Trump, it finds new life.
This Marine pilot earned ace status as a Wildcat menace in the Pacific
Win or lose, Jefferson DeBlanc could dish it out and take it — all in the same mission.
How wine and champagne helped to defeat the Nazis
In France during World War II, German alcohol shipments helped to provide crucial intelligence for the Allies.
How the Continental Army became the lords of Spanktown
Spanktown, name thusly after an early settler publicly took his spouse across his knee and chastised her, was to play an important role in the Forage Wars.
Soldier became the first Mexican national to earn the Medal of Honor
After surviving World War II, Marcario García had another war to fight.
How America observed Christmas — at home and abroad — during WWII
Amid shortages, rationing, separation and grief, Americans fought to keep the yuletide spirit alive.
The real story of how NORAD began tracking Santa Claus
Seventy years ago, a wrong number prompted the U.S. Air Force to begin issuing reports of St. Nick’s progress on Christmas Eve.
How the Civil War inspired this iconic poet’s classic Christmas song
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow vehemently objected to his son’s desire to enlist in the Union Army.
Ham, turkey and cigars? A look at Christmas festivities during WWII
It's not too late to put Snowflake potatoes on one's Christmas day menu.
The American who was held in Ireland’s WWII internment camp — twice
Guards at the Curragh had blanks in their weapons and the internees, allied and German, were allowed to visit local pubs and join fishing and golf trips.
