China Fetes American Veterans of World War II Known as ‘Flying Tigers’ in a Bid to Improve Ties
BEIJING — China on Monday feted two American veterans of World War II as Washington and Beijing look to past collaboration for inspiration on improving today’s strained ties. Mel McMullen, who is in his late 90s, and Harry Moyer, who turned 103 on Monday, are among the few surviving members of a U.S. Army Air […]
Man Laid to Rest 80 Years After His Death in World War II
CHICAGO — First Lt. Edward T. McGuire, a graduate of the Mount Carmel High School class of 1939, died Aug. 1, 1943, at the age of 22 when his B-24 Liberator bomber went down near Ploiesti, Romania, during Operation Tidal Wave in World War II. While his death was presumed when he did not make […]
‘Red Summer 1919’: A Vietnam Veteran Composed a Powerful Opera to Honor Black Veterans of World War I
When World War I ended and the troops returned home, the spirit of the war that bound Americans together quickly fell apart. Nowhere was this more apparent than among the Black communities throughout the country, which were subjected to racial violence on a whole new level. But in 1919, Black Americans fought back like never […]
US, Indonesia and 5 Other Nations Hold War Drills Amid China Concerns
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s increasing aggression is raising concern. American and Indonesian soldiers have held the live-fire Super Garuda Shield drills since 2009, and Australia, Japan and Singapore joined last year. The United Kingdom […]
A Military Family’s Push to Get a War Hero the Recognition He Deserved
Jennifer Barnhill is a columnist for Military.com writing about military families. If you had opened Heroic Comics issue number 81 in 1953 when it was published, you would have seen an incredible true tale of bravery as a soldier fought to save the lives of his battle buddies atop “Hill 528.” The battle took place […]
Army Destroys World War II Landmine Found by Hiker in Colorado Forest near Camp Hale
The Army has deployed an explosives demolition team and destroyed a World War II-era landmine found by a hiker in the White River National Forest near Camp Hale, Eagle County Sheriff officials announced on Tuesday. The hiker contacted sheriff deputies on July 20 and told them about a gray metal device with yellow letters on it that appeared to […]
Korean War POW Who Disappeared Returned to Family 73 Years Later in ‘Miracle’
A soldier with extensive family in the region went missing in action after becoming a prisoner of war during the Korean War 73 years ago. But a relative from Lynwood donated her DNA in the hope of identifying his remains and it paid off. Army Sgt. Cresenciano “Chano” Garcia Jr. was at last identified, bringing […]
A Year After Revolutionary War Soldiers from 1777 Were Found in a NJ Field, Questions Remain
It was one year ago Wednesday that officials announced a startling discovery at one of New Jersey’s Revolutionary War battlefields. An archeological dig just outside Red Bank Battlefield Park in Gloucester County, aimed at mapping a wartime trench, had accidentally uncovered the skeletal remains of a dozen or more individuals in an unmarked mass grave lost to history for […]
DNA Test Helps Identify Body of Korean War Soldier from Georgia
ATLANTA — DNA analysis has helped scientists identify the remains of a U.S. Army soldier from Georgia who was killed during the Korean War, U.S. officials announced Wednesday. Scientists used mitochondrial DNA along with a chest X-ray and other tools to identify Army Sgt. 1st Class James L. Wilkinson late last year, the Defense POW/MIA […]
Tony Bennett’s World War II Experience Was a ‘Front-Row Seat in Hell’
Singer Tony Bennett’s stint in the U.S. Army during World War II led him to legendary entertainer Bob Hope, which inspired him to pursue a career spanning more than seven decades. Only after he announced he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in 2021 did the crooner retire from performing live shows. He continued to rehearse […]