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‘He can run but he can’t hide’: Joe Louis and the fight of his life

Authors Johnny Smith and Randy Roberts explore Louis's personal fight during WWII and how he became a champion for Black Americans in and out of the ring.

By Claire Barrett

8 hours ago

WWII nurses deserve Congressional Gold Medal, lawmakers say

A coalition of retired military nurses and others is pushing to award the Congressional Gold Medal to World War II nurses.

7 days ago

Meet the only B-26 Marauder crewman to receive the Medal of Honor

With fire streaming from his engine and the right wing half enveloped in flames, Lindsey led the formation to drop their 2,000-pound loads over France.

By Jon Guttman

3 weeks ago

This nurse jerry-rigged a trach tube to keep a wounded Marine alive

Mary Hawkins spent 13 months flying the wounded out of the Pacific Theater, becoming one of the few women to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

By Claire Barrett

3 weeks ago

Navy helicopter, jet crash in South China Sea in separate incidents

"All personnel involved are safe and in stable condition," U.S. Pacific Fleet said.

By Beth Sullivan

3 weeks ago

Four soldiers killed in Washington state helicopter crash, Army says

Four special operations soldiers died when the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were aboard crashed near JBLM earlier this week, officials said.

2 months ago