Latest "Armistice Day" stories

Lest we forget… the handbrake: British vets crash armored vehicle into village memorial on Armistice Day

What was meant to be a somber day of reflection and remembrance in Cheshire, England was shattered — literally — for the wont of a handbrake.

By Claire Barrett

17 months ago

How the US military embraced America’s religious diversity

In 1917, when the United States entered World War I, the chaplaincy was a majority white and fully Christian organization. That changed.

By Ronit Y. Stahl, University of California, Berkeley

3 years ago

How Veterans Day was founded

How did Nov. 11 become the one day of each year designated to appreciate the brave men and women across all wars who answered the call to serve?

By Sarah Sicard

3 years ago

Here’s what the mess served Navy shipmates on Christmas Days of the past

From fruit with mayonnaise dressing to turkey with tartar sauce, check out these Xmas menus from underway vessels of yesteryear.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Trump torches allies, threatens NATO pullout after tense WWI memorial trip to Paris

President Donald Trump on Monday unloaded on the U.S.’s European allies, and appeared to threaten to pull out of NATO

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider

4 years ago

Veterans have fought in wars — and fought against them

Veterans of past wars have long been at the forefront of peace advocacy in the United States.

By Micheal Messner, University of Southern California

4 years ago

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