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 ...

Discover the Intrepid Museum's World War II exhibit, showcasing the Corsair aircraft and artifacts from Loren Isley's final mission and other historic items.

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, ...

I’d say that the two most well-known facts about World War II are 1) that it happened ... the military produced a mind-boggling 1.5 million Purple Heart medals. Given that Purple Hearts are ...

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 ...

As some references to the historic contribution of women and other marginalized groups are being erased from the federal ...

The fall of the South Vietnam capital of Saigon on April 30, 1975 — soon to be 50 years ago — effectively spelled the end of ...

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 ...

The Pentagon is facing backlash as multiple Department of Defense websites featuring military veterans who are women, ...

World War II veterans Joe Sypniewski ... Ardennes and Central Europe. He was awarded a Purple Heart medal and a European-African-Middle Eastern Theater medal with four bronze service stars.