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Already a military hero by the age of 20, where else could Audie Murphy go but into a Hollywood movie career? One hundred years after he was born, we remember an actor who – although plagued by PTSD ...
Fort Lee is now named for Pvt. Fitz Lee. The new namesake was a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions ...
Filming for "The 100th, Seeds of Aloha," a documentary following the legacy of Japanese-American soldiers in World War II, begins on June 7 with an all-day public film shoot from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
FLORENCE, Italy — Dozens of people gathered at a recent ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery, to honor a fallen World War II soldier whose faith was recognized more than 80 years later.
What did our fathers and grandfathers take to war with them, to World War II? What did the American soldier carry in his pockets? It can tell us a lot about their daily lives. Small, wallet-sized ...
Built in London centuries ago to house soldiers “broken by age and war,” the Royal Hospital Chelsea has lived many lives, ...
Erin Entrada Kelly, two-time Newbery Medalist and National Book Award finalist, shares the real-life story of Josefina ...
“My wife and I live just a few miles from Toby’s place. He took time to talk to me in 2023 while I was overseas. He had just come out in public since his treatments. He was so nice to my wife ...
The First Special Service Force was activated in the summer of 1942. Composed of brave American and Canadian men, the force was one of the foundational units in unconventional warfare. Its members ...
Since taking office in January, President Trump has tried to reframe the country’s past involving racism and discrimination ...
About twice as many American soldiers showed symptoms of PTSD during World War II than in World War I. This time their condition was called “psychiatric collapse,” “combat fatigue,” or ...