Military History

Stories of American history, tradition, heroism, weaponry and war.

Pentagon to review 20 Medals of Honor from Wounded Knee Massacre

A panel of five experts will determine by Oct. 15 whether the medals should be retained or rescinded.

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US Army honors Japanese American unit that liberated Tuscany in WWII

The 442nd was key in liberating Italy’s Tuscan region from Nazi-Fascist forces, even while their families were interned at home as enemies of the state.

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Navy clears Black sailors unjustly punished after 1944 deadly blast

Surviving Black sailors of the Port Chicago explosion had to pick up human remains and clear the blast site while white officers were granted leave.

Archeologists find musket balls from early Revolutionary War battle

Nearly 250 years ago, militiamen fired a barrage of musket balls toward retreating British troops, marking the first major Revolutionary War battles.

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Remains of Bataan Death March POW returned home

U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Powers was held at the Cabanatuan prison camp where more than 2,500 POWs died.

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Survivors of Vietnam’s deadly battles on the life-changing toll of war

Long after the battles are over, survivors of the Vietnam War recount how the experience stays still with them, and how it changed their lives.

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Remembering Saipan: The battle that reshaped the Pacific

The legacy of the Battle of Saipan endures 80 years on, as the island once again emerges as a strategic front in the Pacific.

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Vietnam veterans recount their missions through the deadly jungle

Veterans of the Vietnam War’s long-range reconnaissance patrols recount their missions through the jungle, where they faced far more than just the enemy.

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Vietnam vets recall what it was like to lose brothers in combat

Veterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.

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Black D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal laid on Omaha Beach

U.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on the beach where he came ashore and was wounded.

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D-Day anniversary marked by dwindling number of veterans

Now bent with age, a dwindling number of WWII veterans joined a new generation of leaders on the shores where they landed 80 years ago.

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Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago

Among the 150,000 soldiers who landed on and fought across the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944, were 1,000 members of a new, specially trained unit.

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How the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-Day

As part of the first wave of the largest amphibious assault in history, the regiment was assigned to clear Omaha Beach landing sectors.

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A brief timeline of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of occupied France

June 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops.

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Remembering D-Day: Key facts about the invasion that altered WWII

With vets and world dignitaries gathering in Normandy to commemorate the landings' 80th anniversary, here's a look at how Operation Overlord unfolded.

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D-Day anniversary shines spotlight on ‘Rosies’ who built WWII weapons

In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.

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Centenarian vets are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later

Few witnesses remain who remember the storied Allied assault and history’s biggest amphibious invasion.

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Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friends

Vets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944.

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D-Day vets hailed as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary

Schoolchildren greeted dozens of WWII vets, many in their 100s, as they arrived in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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