A Military Family's Push to Get a War Hero the Recognition He Deserved Despite recommendations from a number of officers, it would take Fred McGee until after his death in 2020 for McGee's actions...
Taps: How a Medal of Honor Recipient Gave America its Most Famous Military Bugle Call Ever The central role that Daniel Butterfield played in taps was largely unknown until the late 19th century, only coming to light...
Do Lessons from the Battles for Fallujah Apply to Gaza? "While Fallujah and Gaza are dissimilar in terms of military operations and policy resolve, they are similar in their mutual...
This Taylor Swift Song Is a Tribute to Her Marine Grandfather's Service at Guadalcanal Written during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, "Epiphany" explores the similar emotions experienced by soldiers...
How an All-Black Regiment Pulled Off an Amazing Rescue After the Battle Depicted in 'Glory' As great as the 1989 film "Glory" was, the movie stops short of what might be the 54th's finest hour.
An Ex-NFL Lineman Turned the Tide of the Battle of Hue By Reading the Manuals Ernie Cheatham's biggest claim to fame was changing how U.S. Marines fought the North Vietnamese in the middle of one of the...
Navy to Name Amphibious Assault Ship After Battle of Fallujah, Among the Deadliest of the Iraq War The commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David Berger, said that the battle "is, and will remain, imprinted in the minds of...
The Civilian Who Got a Bronze Star from the Army Military.com interviews Joe Galloway, a legendary war correspondent whose coverage of the Vietnam War helped shape how we...
Army Officials Apologize After Post Featuring Nazi War Criminal Triggers Backlash A social media post designed to commemorate theBattle of the Bulge featured a large photo of a notorious Nazi war criminal.
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
Army Pumping Millions into Food Kiosks, But They May Soon Be Obsolete Kiosks are effectively small snack stands providing soldiers with sandwiches, candy, chips and soda -- offerings that hold...
Apache Crash Injures 2 Fort Riley Soldiers as Army Grapples with Nonstop Aviation Incidents The pair of soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade were being treated for injuries after the crash...