Friends and family of a Vietnam veteran symbolically honored him with a Purple Heart medal he never received 55 years ago while recovering in Japan. Many know Lester F. Wray III as “Ripper” Wray or ...

World War II was one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. It was the largest war ever fought, with more than 50 nations and 100 million troops involved, and it reshaped geopolitics, ...

Two honorable heroes with ties to The University of Texas at Arlington are among the 3,528 Medal of Honor recipients whose ...

A mostly forgotten plaque memorializing nine “boys of Lowertown” who died in service to our country is being added to the Secret Weapons of World War II exhibit temporarily, after the owner of the ...

The nonprofit has raised about $266,000 for Honor Bell No. 2, and hopes to raise a total of $330,000 for casting and one year ...

Second Lieutenant Clifford E. Rowe is listed on the National Archives Gold Star Honor Roll as being from Lafayette County, ...

Sue Davis’ basement is a place where the past is always present. Her basement serves as an archive, where she has ...

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...

For the first time since 2020, the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport hosted an 'Honor Flight' for veterans across the region, ...

For 17 years, Joseph Donald said he felt disrespected by the country he had served because he hadn’t received a Purple Heart ...

According to the federal government, an estimated 300,000 Vietnam veterans have died from the dangers of Agent Orange. The defoliant was heavily used during the conflict. Now, there is a new ...