March 24, 2017 Army to Require Soldiers to Test for Expert Action Badge The Expert Action Badge, an annual physical and skill-based test, will be similar to the prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge.
March 21, 2017 Bataan Death March memorialized with record-setting crowd The 75th anniversary of the Bataan Death March drew a record field of 7,200 retired and active-duty military personnel and civilians to the hot sands of New Mexico to honor victims of one of World War II’s worst atrocities.
February 17, 2017 Military wife mourning fallen Green Beret in viral video is hailed as 'patriot' A military wife captured mourning her fallen Green Beret husband in a video that has gone viral is being hailed as a “patriot” by those who witnessed the heartbreaking event.
January 28, 2017 Pearl Harbor Navy salvage diver dies at 103 Ken Hartle, who as a Navy diver during World War II had the grim task of retrieving bodies from ships sunk by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 103.
January 15, 2017 Purple Heart spotted on airport baggage claim belt finds its family A Purple Heart spinning around on a baggage claim at a California airport caught the attention of a veteran, sparking a social media campaign that finally got the medal to the hero's family on Tuesday.
January 12, 2017 Yes to Yogi: Online petition for Berra Congressional Medal of Freedom reaches milestone An online petition to get Yogi Berra the Congressional Medal of Freedom passed a major milestone Monday night, achieving the 100,000 signatures required to force a decision by the White House with fewer than two hours to spare.
January 12, 2017 Yes to Yogi: Online petition for Berra Congressional Medal of Freedom reaches milestone An online petition to get Yogi Berra the Congressional Medal of Freedom passed a major milestone Monday night, achieving the 100,000 signatures required to force a decision by the White House with fewer than two hours to spare.
January 12, 2017 Eagle Scout brings back WWII devotional, making forgotten book a Pentagon best seller When Evan Hunsberger was 13 back in 1999, his grandfather -- who served in both World War II and the Korean conflict --suffered a stroke and was placed into a nursing home. His grandmother was cleaning out the house and was about to throw away a book that the former soldier carried with him throughout his travels called “Strength for Service to God and Country.” Knowing that the book had provided his grandfather comfort many times while fighting in the theater of war, the young man was inspired to take on a public service project during his time as an Eagle Scout.
December 27, 2016 Obama, Japanese PM Abe to seek reconciliation at Pearl Harbor Putting 75 years of resentment behind them, the leaders of the United States and Japan are coming together at Pearl Harbor for a historic pilgrimage to the site where the bloodshed of surprise attacks thrust America into World War II.
December 22, 2016 WWII veteran's stolen Purple Heart mysteriously reappears A Massachusetts man says his father's World War II Purple Heart stolen earlier this year has been returned, perhaps by a thief who had an "attack of conscience."