One NCO recalled seeing Roosevelt on the beach 'with a cane in one hand, a map in the other, walking around as if he was looking over some real estate.' The story of D-Day as told by what one war correspondent saw left on the beaches. By Ernie Pyle
3 months ago Lt. Col. Gerhard Bolland, an 82nd Airborne Division officer, described what it was really like to parachute during the invasion of Normandy. By Gerhard L. Bolland
3 months ago Actor Idris Elba and director Shianne Brown spoke to Military Times to discuss their latest collaboration, "Erased: WWII Heroes Of Color." Veterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam. By Staff Reports
3 months ago Searchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane. This Marine threw himself onto a grenade to save his entrenched comrades in Korea. He absorbed the full blast — yet survived. By Jon Guttman
4 months ago Marine aviator Harlan Chapman once spent 2,657 days in captivity before his release in 1973. The retired lieutenant colonel passed away Monday, May 6. AP war correspondent Edward Kennedy landed the biggest scoop of his career — while simultaneously ruining it. The story of prolific World War II photographer Lee Miller, who documented the horrors at Dachau, is coming to the big screen. Load More