Why you’ll see poppies on this (and every) Memorial Day
You've read the poem. Now read about the author who treated the wounded, and tended to the dying, in Flanders Field during World War I.
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Forgotten valor: Nurses near the front lines of World War I
Months before most U.S. forces joined the fight, two women had earned the Distinguished Service Cross.
Video: The original 'war dog' gets animated in new trailer for 'Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero'
"Stubby: An American Hero" is set to be released April 2018.
Germany to start moving anti-ISIS planes to Jordan in July
Germany's defense minister hopes to start transferring planes serving in the international coalition against the Islamic State group from Turkey to Jordan by mid-July.
Stubby's story: All about the iconic World War I 'war dog' ... and star of an upcoming animated film
From making military history in France to serving as a mascot back home, how one stray dog made good a century ago.
A century after ‘shell shock,’ struggle to address post-combat trauma continues
World War I saw early attempts to treat what would become known as PTSD.
On 100th anniversary of America’s entry into WWI, PBS presents ‘The Great War’
On the 100th anniversary of America's declaration of war on Germany and entrance into World War I, PBS presents a new documentary mini-series 'The Great War.'
Over there, but still here: The WWI innovations that live on
Thursday marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I, and some of the innovations that were developed or came into wide use during the conflict are still with us today.
World War I and the Navy: The U-boat threat leads to game-changing innovations
The head of Naval History and Heritage Command on the fleet's role in "The Great War."
100 years ago, war declaration started The American Century
Carpenter Guy Ford liked to watch fish play in the currents around his ship as it sailed for Europe to offload untested troops for a war as horrendous as it was defining for the century to come.
Centennial of US entrance into WWI lures visitors to museum
Crossing a glass walkway that spans a field of 9,000 poppies, visitors to the official U.S. memorial to World War I are transported to a time when tanks and air warfare were new and the hopeful flowers sprang up on the barren, trench-dotted battlefields where hundreds of thousands of soldiers died.
As the US entered World War I, American soldiers depended on foreign weapons technology
On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war against Germany and entered World War I. Since August 1914, the war between the Central and Entente Powers had devolved into a bloody stalemate, particularly on the Western Front. That was where the U.S. would enter the engagement.
World War I and the Marine Corps: Bravery at Belleau Wood set the tone for today’s force
A former top enlisted adviser to the chairman of the JCS on how the Marine Corps came of age in Europe in 1918.
New Michigan military museum shares stories of war heroes
The Michigan Military Heritage Museum in Grass Lake opened in November and tells the stories of Michigan veterans from the Revolutionary War up to the present.
World War I and the Air Force: Pioneers saw the future at the dawn of military flight
A former Air Force chief of staff outlines the American role in the early days of air combat.
World War I and the Army: How 'The Great War' shaped the force for a century
A retired Army general looks back at the watershed logistical achievements that put U.S. forces in Europe in 1917.
French fighter jets stage flyover over New York harbor for WWI anniversary
French Air Force fighter jets have staged a colorful flyover across New York Harbor.
