As part of Nebraska World War II Recognition Program, Gov. Jim Pillen presented Omaha veteran De Emmett Zerbe with a medal, "celebrating 80 years of victory" since the end of ...

The Illinois treasurer’s office returned a Purple Heart Thursday to the grandson of a WWII Battle of the Bulge veteran. ...

Two bronze statues honoring Captain Linda Bray and Florence Ebersole Smith Finch were unveiled during the county's third ...

June 12 recognizes the anniversary of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act being signed into law, legally permitting women to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces in a number of official capacities ...

President Donald Trump is visiting Fort Bragg ahead of the Army birthday celebration. The biggest U.S. army installation was ...

Michael Gronsky, who will turn 100 years old June 12, received a hero’s welcome. A parade and recognition ceremony took place ...

Patrick Clare of Clifton Park, an Iraq War veteran, has been promoted to brigadier general while serving in the New York Army ...

Decades after Staff Sgt. William Owens' heroic actions at La Fiere Bridge, his Bronze Star was posthumously upgraded thanks ...

At 64, Army veteran Marina Perez won her first gold medal at the National Veterans Golden Age Games—an achievement that ...

After surviving the Bataan Death March, Army Maj. James O'Donovan died in a prisoner of war camp. His remains went ...

Stacker compiled a list of 50 facts and figures that defined D-Day, using resources like the D-Day Center and the Department ...

Some of the greatest baseball players of all time paused their careers to serve in the U.S. armed forces during World War II.