Mustard gas, no mask: This WWI corpsman somehow survived Belleau WoodWounds and mustard gas could not stop Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Orlando Petty in 1918, but they may have caught up with him in 1932.By Jon Guttman3 months ago
The WWI Marines who became the service’s first Medal of Honor aviatorsOne of the crew members was struck by an enemy round, but continued to operate his weapon despite his left arm dangling by a single tendon.By Jon Guttman5 months ago
Biden honors US war dead with Aisne-Marne American Cemetery visitPresident Joe Biden closed out his France trip by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump skipped during his presidency.6 months ago
US to destroy its last chemical weaponsThe weapons’ destruction alleviates a concern that civic leaders in Colorado and Kentucky admit was always in the back of their minds.By Andrew DeMillo, Thomas Peipert and Dylan Lovan, AP17 months ago
Get to know the heroic namesake of the newly christened Fort Johnson The Army redesignated Fort Polk, Louisiana, as Fort Johnson on June 13.By Jon Simkins18 months ago
105 years after his death, WWI doughboy finally receives proper burialOn June 7, the American Battle Monuments Commission, alongside French and U.S. officials, interred its first Great War unknown since 1988.By Claire Barrett18 months ago