Texas Family of WWII Prisoner of War Receives Long-Awaited Medals: ‘This Means Everything’
FORT WORTH — Growing up, Mike Shaffer knew little of his great uncle, his grandfather’s brother. His family rarely spoke of the horrors of war or even of Elbert Knox, who earned the nickname “Toughegg” for his propensity for fighting and his rough-and-tumble reputation. As a teenager, Shaffer first learned his great uncle had been […]
Soldiers Win Medals in Shooting, Rugby at 2024 Paris Olympics
They haven’t gone viral like pommel horse guy or Turkey’s too-cool-for-school shooter, but U.S. military athletes have been making their mark on this year’s Olympic games in Paris. Team USA’s 95 Olympic medals so far this year includes two won by U.S. service members as the games enter their final few days. Army Capt. Samantha […]
WWII Soldiers Posthumously Receive Purple Heart Medals 79 Years After Fatal Plane Crash
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash in the final days of the conflict. “I […]
