Netflix adapts Marine’s coming-of-age memoir in new series ‘Boots’
The series, premiering Thursday, follows a closeted gay teenager as he enlists in the Marine Corps and navigates boot camp in the 1990s.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
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Veteran who burned US flag in DC pleads not guilty to federal charges
Army veteran Jan Carey set fire to an American flag near the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on flag burning.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Boeing capsule returns to Earth at Army’s White Sands Missile Range after aborted space mission
Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that could hold up the company’s effort to launch astronauts for NASA next year.
Naval Academy: Hand gestures ‘sophomoric game’
The midshipmen's "OK" signs appeared in the background during an ESPN segment at last week's Army-Navy football game.
Freed hostage urges Iran to release Navy vet, other prisoners
He was swapped for scientist Massoud Soleimani, who was accused in the U.S. of violating sanctions by trying to have biological material brought to Iran.
West Point and Annapolis officials probe possible ‘white power’ hand signs at Army-Navy game
The Army and Navy academies are looking into hand signs flashed by students that can be associated with “white power” and were televised during the Army-Navy football game on Saturday, school officials said.
Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist
President Donald J. Trump thanked Switzerland for helping to broker the swap.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Kim Jong Un again rides horse up sacred peak as North Korea raps Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rode a white horse up a sacred mountain in his second symbolic visit in less than two months, state media reported Wednesday, as his military chief lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump for talking about a possible military option against the North.
Trump administration approves over $100M for Lebanon military
The aid is intended to help counter Iran’s influence in Lebanon, which is highlighted by the presence of the Iranian-supported Shiite Hezbollah movement in the government and the group’s militias.
Free records — 8 million of 'em!
An instant hit with World War II sailors, V-Discs are today a priceless archive of rare performances by jazz and pop greats.
By Lewis Lord, World War II Magazine