The Only WWII Land Battle Fought on American Soil: The Forgotten Fight for Alaska
When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat. However, the 18-day campaign in May 1943 to retake a remote Aleutian island from Japanese occupation was the total opposite. The fight over the frozen island became the only land battle of World War II […]
American Senators Rip Trump’s Ukraine Peace Proposal at International Security Conference in Canada
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — American senators panned a U.S. peace proposal on Ukraine at an international security conference Saturday, with one calling it one of the most serious geopolitical mistakes of his lifetime. The 28-point peace plan was crafted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and the Kremlin without Ukraine’s involvement. It acquiesces to […]
Last Stand in Korea: How Greek and American Troops Held Outpost Harry Against 13,000 Chinese Soldiers
Capt. Martin Markley knew an attack was coming. Intelligence had spotted Chinese forces massing behind the ridgelines, and aerial reconnaissance confirmed attack preparations were being made by the 74th Division’s 22nd and 221st Regiments. On the evening of June 10, 1953, Markley briefed his men from K Company, 15th Infantry Regiment before sending them to […]
The Last American Killed in WWI Charged a German Machine Gun Seconds Before the Armistice Took Effect
At 10:59 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, a German machine gun crew fired a burst of rounds at approaching Americans. One bullet struck 23-year-old Pvt. Henry Gunther in the left temple. He died instantly. Sixty seconds later, the guns fell silent across the Western Front. Gen. John Pershing would officially designate Gunther as the last […]
How a Former Waffen-SS Officer Became an American War Hero Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
A white granite headstone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery bears a name that sounds American: Larry Allan Thorne. But the man buried there was born Lauri Allan Törni in Viipuri, Finland, on May 28, 1919, fought for three nations across three decades, and remains the only known former Waffen-SS member interred at Arlington […]
Family of One of the 67 Washington Plane Crash Victims Sues the FAA, Army and American Airlines
The family of one of the 67 people killed in January when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the government and the airlines involved, accusing them of failing to recognize the warning signs after more than 30 documented near misses in the area. Other families […]
US Revokes Visa for Colombia's President After He Urges American Soldiers to Disobey Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated with the State Department announcing it was revoking a visa for Gustavo Petro, president of the Latin American country, after he participated in a New York protest where he called on American soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump’s orders. The department said on […]
Veterans and Civilians Bond Over Beers and Bluegrass at Nashville's American Legion Post 82
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matthew “Moose” Musquiz was working as a diesel mechanic in the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, when his physical therapist told him about a bar in Nashville, Tennessee, that he might like. Musquiz loves the Texas dance hall style of venues popular there, but he hadn’t really […]
The US Commemorates 250th Anniversary of the 'Great American Battle,' the Battle of Bunker Hill
NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There’s something percussive about it: Battle of Bunker Hill,” says prize-winning historian Nathaniel Philbrick, whose “Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, […]
The History Channel's 'The American Soldier' Documents the Evolution of the US Army
The Founding Fathers of the United States were known for their distrust and disdain for standing armies. It’s a historical irony that the country they founded would not only have one, but would also become the world’s premier fighting force. How the U.S. Army evolved from a group of citizen militias to the more than […]