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April 7, 2023

This modern-day alliance poses the greatest threat in our history

Americans are famously nonchalant about foreign events. But eventually foreign crises can come a calling – and exact a toll in American service members’ lives and endless dollars.

April 5, 2023

Remains of Detroit-area bombardier shot down in WWII identified

Defense officials have identified the remains of a World War II airman shot down in Romania as those of Second Lieutenant Peter Timpo of Ecorse, Michigan.

March 30, 2023

Reporter's Notebook: Our man in Rome retires at 96

Mario Biasetti, one of the deans of international journalism and Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ bureau chief in Rome, is retiring this week. The Italian-born, Boston-raised U.S. Army veteran of WWII has decided to hang up his news hat at 96.

March 27, 2023

New investigation accounts for remains of US airman whose plane was shot down in Germany

The remains of a U.S. airman whose plane was shot down during World War II have been accounted for. Investigators searched the Germany crash site and found two other sets of remains.

March 27, 2023

Wisconsin Gov. Evers orders flags lowered for recently-identified WWII soldier killed in action

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers ordered flags at half-staff Tuesday to commemorate William Simon, a recently-identified U.S. soldier who died in Germany during World War II.

March 27, 2023

New Jersey sisters discover letters to their father from his best friend killed during World War II

New Jersey sisters discover letters written to their Navy veteran father from his best friend during World War II while cleaning out their parents' home following their deaths.

March 27, 2023

With World War II airman's remains found, relative finally 'has closure' for whole family

A World War II airman's remains were found nearly 80 years later. Sgt. John Holoka was in a plane crash, and his family went nearly six decades without answers.

March 15, 2023

US airman's remains formally identified 79 years after B-24 crashed during World War II

Lieutenant William Montgomery’s plane was shot down during World War II near Arundel, West Sussex, on June 22, 1944 — his remains have recently been identified, 79 years later.

March 11, 2023

Dissent in Army ranks after ban on rank-and-file tradition: 'dumb rule'

New Army rules restricting who can name tanks could alienate lower enlisted crews, who are less likely under the guidance and take part in the longstanding tradition.

March 10, 2023

Last surviving member of prominent anti-Hitler resistance group dead at 103

Traute Lafrenz, the last known surviving member of the White Rose, a WWII-era, anti-Hitler German resistance group, has died in South Carolina at age 103.