Army Pvt. David B. Barkeley likely didn't know that World War I would end just two days after he volunteered…
From the 1950's to the 1980's, a lot changed in America and abroad, and Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers…
Navy Rear Adm. Richard H. O'Kane is considered the most successful submarine commander of World War II, sinking and damaging…
If you're a Marine Corps aviator, you've likely heard tales of Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, one of the service's greatest…
Army Cpl. Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. survived World War II as a Marine in the Pacific. After the war ended,…
When the inside of an armored vehicle is the only thing keeping you safe from a hail of gunfire, would…
For those who are wounded early during a days-long battle, the wait for relief can be excruciating. Many have pushed…
Army 1st Lt. Axel H. Reed joined the Union Army soon after the Civil War broke out. He fought valiantly…
There were a lot of World War II "firsts" in 1942, as the U.S. sent its first special operations force…
Marine Sgt. Rodney M. Davis had planned to make a career out of the Corps before the war in Vietnam…
The Invasion of Normandy was the largest land, air and sea invasion of World War II, but other invasions that…
Army Maj. John Jerstad spent nearly a year flying over Europe during World War II. By the summer of 1943,…
Gen. Louis H. Wilson Jr. retired as the commandant of the Marine Corps in the late 1970s, but he made…
Medics have one of the toughest jobs in the military — saving wounded comrades despite the danger they may face on…
Some of our nation's biggest heroes come from humble beginnings. Army Cpl. Rodolfo Perez Hernandez can attest to that. The…