Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee: ‘Do While You Can’
Charles McGee never thought much of flying until he started training at Tuskegee. When he finally left the U.S. Air Force, he had 30 years and three wars behind him.
Paul Morando: Telling the Soldier’s Story
Paul Morando, chief of exhibits, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the National Museum of the United States Army
‘The most important lesson I learned’: Fmr. Gen. David Petraeus on the Vietnam War, Iraq and Afghanistan
David Petraeus on the lessons of the Vietnam War and their impact on the senior military leadership
How a World War I Jazz-Playing Marine Gave Us the Best Weapon Name Ever
A strange instrument became the namesake for a devastating weapon
Graphic Novel Series Honors Korean War Hero Who Single-Handedly Stopped a Chinese Assault
Although cautioned about the Chinese habit of infiltrating the lines at nighttime, many within E Company did not heed the warning — except Red Cloud
Retired Ranger Col. Ralph Puckett, 94, Receives Medal of Honor for Korean War Battle
In May, retired Ranger Col. Ralph Puckett received the nation's highest military honor and a call from President Joe Biden
When Push Came to Shove at Chipyong-ni
At Chipyong-ni an outnumbered regimental combat team turned the tide of the Korean War
The First Chinese-American Officer in Marine Corps History Saved 8,000 Lives at the ‘Frozen Chosin’
“Perhaps the Chinese are all fatalists," said Kurt Chew-Een Lee. "I never expected to survive the war. So I was adamant that my death be honorable, be spectacular"
May 2021 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about Ted Williams' wartime service and the 1842 mutiny aboard USS Somers
Thousands of Name Errors Possible in New Korean War Remembrance Wall, Advocates Fear
Volunteer researchers estimate there are some 2,000 name discrepancies
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
Ted Williams Goes to War
Red Sox legend Ted Williams proudly served as a Marine Corps aviator during World War II—it was his service in Korea that came as a surprise
Remains of Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient Recovered 70 Years After His Death
Despite the grim conditions of POW Chinese Camp 5, the chaplain remained indefatigable until the end
Sabre Ace Race: Deadly Contest in Korea’s Skies
A dangerous contest developed over Korea to determine who would emerge from the war as America’s top fighter pilot.
Navy Ship to be Named After Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient
“One of the hardest things about the medal is that you’re really not allowed to forget about it."
