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This US paratrooper faced down 100 Nazis and 2 tanks... and won

Pvt. John Towle who, faced with a company-size enemy force with armor support and comported himself like a one-man anti-tank unit.

By Jon Guttman

11 hours ago

Fort named after Gen. Robert E. Lee will now honor a Buffalo Soldier

Fort Gregg-Adams, formerly Fort Lee, was in 2023 the first Army base to be named for Black Americans. Now, it'll be the first named for a Buffalo Solider.

By Claire Barrett

6 days ago

Fred Smith, FedEx founder and Marine Corps veteran, dies at 80

Before launching FedEx, Smith served two tours in Vietnam, where he was twice wounded and earned the Silver Star for combat valor.

By Military Times staff

8 days ago

After more than 80 years, this Marine returned home from Guadalcanal

A 1942 aerial map that had previously gone unnoticed and unused in a Hawaiian museum archive held the key to locating Rowe and his fellow Devil Dogs.

By Claire Barrett

12 days ago

The history of presidents activating US troops on American soil

U.S. presidents have rarely federalized the National Guard to intervene in protests on U.S. soil.

By Claire Barrett

13 days ago

New bill would expand exception to Medal of Honor 5-year limitation

The Valor Has No Expiration Act would remove arbitrary timelines and expand the criteria to include classified acts or those withheld from the public.

By Claire Barrett

3 weeks ago