Afghanistan War Commission hears from vets as it tackles troop surge
The commission will hold a multipanel hearing on what for many is a defining point of the war: President Barack Obama’s troop surge in late 2009.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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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.
National Guard stands at crossroads of crisis
As National Guardsmen deploy more often in response to fires, floods, storms, and civil unrest, the solution won’t come with the end of the forever wars.
By Lara Salahi, The War Horse
Senate eyes repeal of Iraq war authorization
The Senate will vote this month to repeal two decades-old measures that approved American military action in Iraq.
Army Air Forces pilot identified decades after his death
Army Air Forces 1st Lt. George W. Winger was accounted for Jan. 24, 2023, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
‘The Covenant’ trailer promises an agonizing Afghan translator story
“The Covenant” arrives in theaters in April.
By Sarah Sicard
Vets unemployment improves, national jobless rate lowest since 1969
About 240,000 veterans nationwide were looking for work last month but unable to find steady employment.
Three distinguished colonels led the way for others
The U.S. Army War College graduates made strides in service.
By Col. Charles Allen (ret.)
Remains returned by North Korea in 2018 help identify missing soldier
Searchers found no remains immediately after the battle nor any evidence that enemy forces held the sergeant as a prisoner of war.
By Staff Reports
Korean War veteran awarded Navy Cross for downing four Soviet aircraft
The encounter marks the longest dogfight in U.S. military history.
New evidence declares soldier POW before death in Korean War
No initial evidence or eyewitness testimony pointed to his POW status.
By Staff Reports
Bataan Death March POW remains identified
The soldier survived the Bataan Death March to die later in a POW camp.
By Staff Reports