Saving Sammy B: A Frigate’s Heroic Legacy
"I looked aft, and everything behind the mast was just a wall of flame, towering up into the sky"
Humor Out at Sea: The Naval Tradition of Zapping
A time-honored naval tradition of wholly embarrassing a pilot while simultaneously causing significant paint damage to a plane worth millions
Nation’s Oldest Medal of Honor Recipient Dies at 99
Coolidge received the Medal of Honor on June 18, 1945
Thousands of Name Errors Possible in New Korean War Remembrance Wall, Advocates Fear
Volunteer researchers estimate there are some 2,000 name discrepancies
Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair Stolen — Threatened to be Turned Into Toilet if Ransom Demands Not Met
A group called White Lies Matter is taking credit for the theft
Objectively Terrible Military History Films that Got an Oscar Nom
Looking at you, "Pearl Harbor"
Wreck of USS Johnston Discovered 77 Years After its Sinking at the Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Johnston’s sacrifice allowed for General Douglas MacArthur to retake the Philippines
How a One-Armed Outfielder Became an Inspiration to Wounded WWII Veterans
"I get a lot of mail from servicemen who have lost an arm or a leg. I don’t know what to tell them, but I try to answer all their letters"
Picasso’s Anti-War Painting to be Exhibited in Seoul
More than a half a century later, Pablo Picasso’s anti-war painting is coming home — but it’s not Guernica
John Shelby, the Chip-Toothed Cowboy Turned Combat Soldier
Busted down in rank four times and perhaps the first soldier to receive a Purple Heart without being wounded, Sergeant John Shelby nonetheless proved himself on the battlefield
National WWI Museum and Memorial Now Has Great War GIFs for Every Occasion
Feeling happy? Mad? Sad? The museum’s got a GIF for that
This War Correspondent Was the First to Report V-E Day — He Was Then Fired for It
“That’s official. Make the date[line] Reims and get it out.”
Dredged Up From the Past: Three Cannons — Likely from the Revolutionary War — Found in Savannah River
"It could (tell) a part of the story of Savannah that has not been looked at in a very long time"
