Among the first Americans to go over for the war, these women were in constant danger but are still often forgotten.
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The Lasting Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II
Britain’s longest-reigning monarch has passed into history, but her works live on.
How One Civil War Widow Revolutionized Health Care
This ‘Wisconsin Angel’
championed important changes in hospital care.
Chipped Beef: History of the Meal Soldiers Love to Hate
Whether you know it as SOS or something less printable, this storied meal has become an iconic part of military life.
How Vietnam Veterans Are Making a New Home for Old Huey Helicopters
Restorations and a museum aim to preserve the iconic Huey chopper for future generations.
Fistfights, Heat Exhaustion and Not Enough Taters: What It Was Like at Gettysburg’s 50th Reunion
Aging vets faced a number of challenges at the 1913 reunion.
Meet Horace H. Smith: Survivor of the Battle of Shiloh
A chance encounter in the Library of Congress led to the story of a Civil War casualty. Initials scratched onto a cartridge box and on a cap gave me the clues I needed to solve this mystery.
Toss Grenades From an Open Cockpit? In 1911, an American Soldier Had a Better Idea.
Near the dawn of the air age, an Army lieutenant realized that the airplane provided the ultimate high ground.
Hundreds of Confederates Were Buried in Gettysburg’s Fields. This Man’s Task Was to Send Them Home.
For three hot summers, Rufus Weaver toiled to retrieve remains from battlefield graves. His efforts to get paid for it proved to be nearly as difficult.
Fighting the Enemy Was a Civil War Hazard. So Was Manufacturing Weapons.
Explosions from Connecticut to Mississippi killed or maimed hundreds
of munitions workers