The USAA Poppy Wall of Honor — a temporary installation honoring the more than 600,000 American service members who gave their lives in service to the nation since World War I — is back at the National Mall in Washington for Memorial Day weekend.
Arlington National Cemetery has amassed thousands of mementos left in Section 60 on the graves of post-9/11 war dead. The collection needs a new home.
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act offers an apology and monetary compensation to individuals who contracted certain cancers and other serious diseases from exposure to radiation from above-ground nuclear weapons tests. But time is running out for veterans to file for compensation.
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Stars and Stripes is sharing the World War II Foundation documentary ‘Dick Winters: Hang Tough.’
On the morning of May 14, Nathan “Woody” Bagley received a call that left the 80-year-old speechless. The remains of his father, missing since 1944 when he was killed in Burma while serving in the famed Merrill’s Marauders, had been found and identified.
When the National World War II Memorial was dedicated 20 years ago, hundreds of members of the “Greatest Generation” roamed the National Mall. Saturday morning, the toll of time was evident as six World War II veterans were on hand to mark the anniversary.
U.S. President Biden delivered the commencement speech on Saturday at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, amid conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.
Retired Army Col. Thomas Austin, the former director of engineering at Arlington National Cemetery, has been named the new Architect of the Capitol and will assume the role June 24, the congressional commission tasked with filling the position announced Wednesday.
School parents and colleagues of Eric Chipps gathered at Camp Humphreys to remember the elementary school teacher.
An organization on a quest to find and memorialize all 52 U.S. submarines lost during World War II has located the wreck of the USS Harder, a sub credited with sinking the most enemy warships during the war.
One of the U.S. military’s most famous planes has finally been located. The wreck of a P-38 fighter flown by Capt. Richard I. Bong, America’s all-time top flying ace, was found last week, 80 years after it crashed in the jungles of Papua New Guinea.
Earl Seibert died July 27, 1942, at the Cabanatuan POW Camp 1, where more than 2,500 POWs died during the war. On Saturday, May 25, 2024, Seibert finally will be laid to rest in his hometown, with full military honors.
Despite a federal law that prohibits charging veterans for help in applying for disability benefits, for-profit companies are making millions.
Members of the Army’s oldest active-infantry unit placed flags at the graves of those buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday morning before Memorial Day weekend.
Millions served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thousands were injured. Five survived quadruple amputee injuries. I was one.
During World War II, as Eugene Russo lay in foxholes, he would pray for God to let him live just one more day. At 100 years old, that is still his prayer.
The delivery of benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins from military service reached a milestone, with the Department of Veterans Affairs announcing 1 million claims totaling $5.7 billion have been awarded to former service members.
For the fourth annual Irreverent Warriors Pittsburgh Silkies Hike, about 140 veterans and currently enlisted military personnel mounted an 8-mile jaunt. The event promotes camaraderie and fun while fighting veteran suicide.
A memorial service for Humphreys West Elementary School teacher and Army veteran Eric Chipps is scheduled this week at the home of U.S. Forces Korea.