Henry Diedrich poses with his memoir, “Voyages Thru Calm Yet Stormy Seas,” at his home at Rock Island’s Friendship Manor. The ...

NEW YORK – On Saturday morning, nestled between the USS Intrepid, New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, and the cruise terminal, the ...

Veterans Day has its roots in a proclamation issued by President Woodrow Wilson in November 1919, a year after World War I ...

Marine Robert C. Brutinel fought in the bloodiest battles of WWII in the South Pacific, including Guadalcanal, Choiseul and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Navajo Code Talkers played crucial role in World War II, creating an "unbreakable code" that remains ...

Here's where to stream "Saving Private Ryan," "Flags of Our Fathers," "Guy Ritchie's The Covenant" and more films this Veterans Day.

DeWitt's illustrated slide presentation highlighted the battle's significance in winning the Pacific war and honored the 100 Connecticut residents who lost their lives.

On July 28, 1932, the attorney general ordered their eviction. Washington police fired at the protesters, killing two veterans. President Herbert Hoover then ordered the Army to clear the campsites ...

When I got through those years, I had a list of 70 local young men killed in WWII. The number was overwhelming to me, as Chico was a town of only 21,000. Many later appeared on my list of top ...

The U.S. Navy commissioned the USS John Basilone into service this weekend. The ship bears the name of a Buffalo native and ...

Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, there were over 12,000 women acting as nurses within the military. Most of them ...

The Navy's newest destroyer the USS John Basilone takes its name from the Medal of Honor recipient and hero of the Battle of ...