February 22, 2016 Combat veteran who earned Purple Heart killed while helping stranded motorist A decorated combat veteran with a wife and three children was struck and killed on the side of the road Thursday after he stopped to help a stranded motorist.
February 12, 2016 Hundreds of people, including strangers, attend funeral for homeless Army vet A Vietnam veteran who received the Purple Heart died without a home or any close relatives, but after friends arranged for a proper burial, some 200 people paid their respects at his funeral in Kansas Thursday.
February 10, 2016 Bergdahl desertion case delayed over classified info fight A military appeals court halted proceedings against U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on Tuesday while it considers a dispute over how much leeway the defense should have in accessing classified information.
February 9, 2016 M1 Abrams tank makes cameo in Iranian-backed terror group's video A propaganda video released by an Iranian-back Shiite militant group Sunday purportedly shows them commandeering a US-made M1 Abrams tank near Baghdad, raising fears that the militia possesses one of the world's most lethal weapons.
February 8, 2016 Feds: Army deserter who supported ISIS faces gun charges Federal prosecutors say a Washington state Army deserter who made statements supporting Islamic State fighters has been charged with illegally possessing firearms, including a machine gun.
January 29, 2016 WWII-era female flyers are fighting for military burial honors Women Airforce Service Pilot Elaine Danforth Harmon’s last wish was to have her ashes inurned at Arlington National Cemetery, and her family started a petition that got the ball rolling.
January 18, 2016 The elite soldiers who go in way ahead of everybody else The Army’s pathfinders have more applications than an iPhone.
January 18, 2016 This World War I ace went on to survive two plane crashes and 22 days lost at sea Capt. Edward Rickenbacker was a hero of World War I who earned the title, “Ace of Aces,” a French Croix de Guerre, and a Medal of Honor despite joining the flying corps at 27, two years over the then-maximum age of 25.
January 18, 2016 The Tommy Gun lived up to its original name: The Annihilator Despite what many think, the Thompson submachine gun was not the first submachine gun.
January 15, 2016 Ex-Green Beret, UFC fighter Tim Kennedy reportedly working with authorities over ISIS threats Federal authorities reportedly are investigating threats made by Islamic sympathizers against former Special Forces soldier and current UFC fighter Tim Kennedy.