Sending Soldiers to Minneapolis for Immigration Crackdown Would be Unconstitutional, Mayor Says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a ridiculous and unconstitutional idea as he urged protesters to remain peaceful so the president won’t see a need to send in the U.S. military. Daily protests have been ongoing throughout January […]
Hellacious Firefight in Vietnam Changes Life for Medal of Honor Recipient
Army Lt. Col. Harold Fritz was mere weeks away from leaving the Vietnam War unscathed and heading home to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, until he found himself amid a bloody firefight that would change his life and earn him the prestigious Medal of Honor. Fritz, 81, was born in Chicago but in 1949, his family moved […]
Remains of Two West Virginia POWs Finally Identified
Families of two West Virginia veterans received a little bit of closure when it was announced this week that their remains have been identified after several decades. Sgt. William L. Harper, a Korean War soldier from White Sulphur Springs, and Pvt. Ira Warren from Seth, a World War II veteran, were both identified last year […]
The Battle of Carrizal: America's Worst Defeat in the Hunt for Pancho Villa
Captain Charles T. Boyd led his mounted troopers across the Mexican desert. He had been ordered to avoid a fight. But on June 21, 1916, outside Carrizal, Mexico, Boyd faced 400 Mexican federal troops blocking his path. Their commander, General Félix Uresti Gómez, warned him to turn back. Three months earlier, Pancho Villa had raided […]
'Cautiously Optimistic': War Hero’s Medal of Honor Awaits Trump Decision
The paperwork is finished. The decision is not. A Staten Island soldier’s Medal of Honor case has reached the president’s desk more than a decade after his death in Afghanistan, placing the final call in the hands of President Donald Trump. Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis, a Staten Island native assigned to the 10th Mountain […]
Korean War Veteran Reunited with Lost Letters from 1952
Ben Gross received quite the surprise recently when letters started arriving at his home that he penned way back in 1952. Gross, 95, is a Korean War veteran. He was shocked and amused recently to be reunited with letters he sent home while in Korea that had been separated and mistakenly sent to addresses that […]
Army Combat Veterans, Sisters Document ICE Actions in Minneapolis
Sisters Chelsea Kane and Courtney Azar are used to being calm in tense situations. Azar served in the Army for 18 years and was medically discharged in 2023. Kane, a non-commissioned officer, was an infantry soldier serving with Special Forces in Afghanistan between 2010-2011. The combat veterans both served deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and […]
The Battle of Chipyong-ni: When American and French Troops Halted the Chinese Advance in Korea
Colonel Paul Freeman’s regiment was exposed and exhausted. Chinese forces were massing nearby. On Feb. 13, 1951, Lieutenant General Edward Almond, X Corps commander, authorized a withdrawal 15 miles south. Lieutenant General Matthew Ridgway overruled Almond. The Eighth Army commander reversed the order after meeting General Douglas MacArthur, agreeing that the communists had to be […]
Loss, Depression & Hope: How Injury Changed National Guard Veteran's Life
Alexis Nelson was so excited about a future in the military, she signed up for the Army National Guard the day she turned 17. But her dream of serving the country was soon derailed when she suffered a service-related injury during basic training. She was forced to leave the National Guard with a medical deferment. […]
The US Army Once Deployed Bombers and 2,500 Troops to Crush 10,000 Armed Coal Miners in West Virginia
Ten thousand armed coal miners held Blair Mountain in late August 1921. They faced machine gun nests, private planes dropping bombs, and a growing force of deputies backed by coal company money. Then President Warren Harding made a decision that would end the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War. He sent in the U.S. […]