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‘Take her down!’ WWII submarine skipper sacrificed with final order
Shot and clinging to the boat's bridge frame, submarine commander Howard W. Gilmore's gave his final order.
By Jon Guttman
Chesty Puller is a legend for his 5 Navy Crosses. Here’s how he earned his Silver Star.
Happy 121st Birthday Chesty Puller, wherever you are!
By Shawn Snow
Crater in German field apparently caused by WWII bomb
A crater appeared in a field in central Germany, apparently caused by a World War II bomb exploding in the middle of the night.
Sea of White ceremony honors those who fought at Midway
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson urges today's sailors and Marines to rededicate themselves to the core lessons learned during the victory at Midway — initiative, integrity, toughness and accountability
By Navy Times staff
A third Navajo Code Talker has died since May 10; William Tully Brown was 96
He's the third Navajo Code Talker to die since May 10.
WWII vet’s missing Marine Corps jacket will return to him
Bob Brunnemer's military jacket went missing for decades until it was finally found by a Norweigan man who had it restored and and is being sent back to the Marine veteran.
WWII Code Talker and longtime NM lawmaker dies at 94
John Pinto, a Navajo Code Talker in World War II who became one of the nation’s longest serving Native American elected officials as a New Mexico state senator, has died. He was 94.
WWII-era ‘Merrill’s Marauders’ veterans reflect on Burma campaign’s 75th anniversary
“We did not see ourselves as heroes. We had volunteered for a mission and we handled every situation that came our way. The end result tells how we did.”
By Joshua Axelrod
WWII-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. dies at 97
The Navajo Nation has announced that World War II-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. has died.
‘Saving Private Ryan’ is heading back to theaters for the 75th anniversary of D-Day
Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) will be in 600 cinemas nationwide for just two days.
By Jon Simkins