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Black soldiers wrongly executed for 1917 riot get new headstones
The men's convictions were set aside by an Army review panel in November.
Best pics of the week: June 13, 2021
The East Africa Response Force trains in Kenya, U.S. Marines drill Down Under, USS Kearsarge sailors on deck, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Book excerpt: ‘The Road Less Traveled: The Secret Battle to End the Great War, 1916-1917′
"The Road Less Traveled" describes how tantalizingly close far-sighted statesmen came to ending the war near the end of 1916, saving millions of lives, and avoiding the total war that dimmed hopes for a better world.
By Philip Zelikow
Iran says US ‘got the message’ on tense exchanges in Persian Gulf after Navy admiral’s remarks
A spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry said the U.S. is the "main source of tension" in the region.
‘Uneasy deterrence’ reached with Iran, says top US Navy official in Mideast
Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, the Navy's Fifth Fleet commander, has not seen any major crises in the Persian Gulf since taking charge several months ago.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran puts air defense assets on display
Iran's recently concluded air defense drill proves it is developing deterrence-by-denial capabilities with or without foreign assistance, say the authors of this commentary.
By Behnam Ben Taleblu and Maj. Shane "Axl" Praiswater
Trump says 1918 flu pandemic ‘probably ended the Second World War,’ which ended in 1945
The pandemic traced its early cases to the beginning of 1918 and lasted into 1920, nearly two decades before World War II began.
By Jon Simkins
World War II forces sweetheart singer Vera Lynn dies at 103
Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops during World War II, has died at 103.
Sam Johnson, ex-Texas GOP congressman and Vietnam POW, dies
Former Texas Rep. Sam Johnson, a military pilot who spent years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before serving more than two decades in Congress, died Wednesday at age 89.
Quantico COVID-19 posters echo World War II and French resistance against Nazi Germany
“Marines are used to being on the frontlines of the fight, but this time our healthcare workers and other essential workers are the ones out there risking their lives by facing exposure to the virus on a daily basis."
By Shawn Snow
Classic German WWI novel is getting the big screen treatment
“'All Quiet on the Western Front' may be set in 1918, but it speaks directly to our times and the divisive tone in today’s discourse.”
By Jon Simkins