When mail sent to U.S. troops began piling up in warehouses across Europe toward the end of World War II, the task of getting things back in order was given to a special unit.
Bradford Freeman, the last remaining member of the World War II U.S. Army paratroop regiment known as the “Band of Brothers” which inspired a book and HBO miniseries of the same name, has died at the age of 97.
A 100-Year-Old Veteran who served during World War II in the Pacific theater was overcome with emotion when reflecting on the current state of the nation.
A woman received something very special on Sunday that belonged to her father and was found at an unlikely place in North Fork, New York.
An Ohio World War II veteran recently received thousands of birthday cards from strangers around the world for his 100th birthday.
The dog tags of two members of the “Band of Brothers” WWI unit from the epic 2001 Tom Hanks-HBO miniseries has been found in a dig in England.
President Joe Biden ignored the anniversary of the historic D-Day invasion by American soldiers for the second year in a row as president.
On Tuesday, June 6, 1944, over 160,000 brave men crossed the choppy waters of the English Channel to land in enemy-occupied France for the long-awaited liberation of “Fortress Europe.” The following photo essay is offered in their honor and in honor of the men and women of our Greatest Generation.
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) – When D-Day veterans set foot on the Normandy beaches and other World War II sites, they express a mix of joy and sadness. Joy at seeing the gratitude and friendliness of the French toward those who landed on June 6, 1944. Sadness as they think of their fallen comrades and of another battle now being waged in Europe: the war in Ukraine.
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin railed against American “exceptionalism” and “moral degradation” on Monday during the country’s annual “Victory Day” parade, celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany that Moscow claims for itself.
An ancient Roman bust, last seen in Germany at the close of World War II, was recently discovered in Texas when an art collector purchased the relic at a Goodwill store for just $34.99.
A veteran from Tampa Bay is marking his 103rd birthday with a trip he will never forget thanks to some generous organizers.
An American World War II veteran was awarded the French Legion of Honor on Wednesday, which is considered the highest decoration in France.
A World War II-era destroyer near downtown Buffalo, New York, was taking on water Thursday but not all hope was lost.
An Army veteran got more than she dreamed on her 100th birthday when loved ones threw her a parade outside the Homestead of Topeka.
The remains of a sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor have been exhumed, identified, and are on the way home to Kentucky, the POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Tuesday.
A 100-year-old veteran went for a flight aboard a World War II trainer plane Saturday, thanks to an Arizona nonprofit.
An upstate New York Vietnam veteran, who enlisted at 17 years old, recently received his high school diploma at the age of 71, according to a report.
Far-left extremists have taken credit for toppling a statue in the German city of Dresden that was dedicated to the civilians who died during the firebombings of the city during the Second World War. The group “Autonomous Action Group Dresden
Wolfgang Schwanitz, the former head of Communist East-Germany’s infamous secret police, the Stasi, has died aged 91.
A Vietnam veteran got to enjoy an incredible ride in a World War II-era aircraft at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, over the weekend.
A Nicolas de Largilliere painting that was stolen from a Jewish collector by the Nazis during World War II is scheduled to go to auction after it was recovered by his heirs.
Ervin Fay, a World War II veteran who makes his home in Omro, Wisconsin, enjoyed a big celebration for his 100th birthday on Thursday.
A World War II veteran from Ohio celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday in Dayton and shared his secret to a long life: “Trust in God.”
The United States’ oldest World War II Veteran, Lawrence Brooks, passed away Wednesday at the age of 112 at his New Orleans home.
Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the country’s governing ruling Law and Justice party (PiS), has accused Germany of trying to create a “Fourth Reich” by pushing for a European Union federal state.
Peter Schweizer linked New York’s proposed law to detain those deemed “dangerous to public health” with internment of Japanese Americans.
A delegation of nearly 100 Japanese legislators visited Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine on Tuesday, which honors Japanese military casualties, including those from World War II and “convicted war criminals,” Kyodo News reported.
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) said America’s response to the attack on Pearl Harbor demonstrated the nation’s youth’s willingness to combat evil.
America may not have what it takes to stay together in its third century, historian Craig Shirley assessed on the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
Sig Sauer built three special 1911 pistols to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor and is donating the proceeds from the firearms to the veteran charity Best Defense Foundation.
Charles Louis “Sonny Boy” Saunders is being laid to rest in his Texas hometown 80 years after he died in the Pearl Harbor attack.
On this Pearl Harbor Day, we remember Bob Dole’s service to the nation in World War Two, as well as the service and the sacrifice of all the members of the Greatest Generation.
Renowned historian Victor Davis Hanson explained in a recent PragerU video the events of December 7, 1941, and what the Japanese were thinking when they attacked Pearl Harbor without warning. “The Japanese underestimated American strength and overestimated their own,” Hanson said. “Instead of cowing America, the Pearl Harbor attack enraged it.”
Best Defense Foundation took over 60 World War II veterans back to Pearl Harbor to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the December 7, 1941 attack.
Eighty years to the day since Japan’s infamous surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 launched the U.S. into World War II, survivors will gather Tuesday to humbly honor those who made the supreme sacrifice.
A World War II Navy veteran is traveling to Pearl Harbor in search of his neighbor’s grave ahead of the 80th anniversary of Japan’s attack.
Col. Edward Shames, final surviving member of the World War II parachute infantry regiment known as the “Band of Brothers” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book of the same name, died Friday. He was 99.
A World War II veteran originally from Alabama who beat the coronavirus in 2020 will be recognized on his 105th birthday Friday with the prestigious French Legion of Honor.
BERLIN (AP) — A World War II bomb exploded at a construction site next to a busy railway line in Munich on Wednesday, injuring four people, one of them seriously, German authorities said.
