For Alwyn Cashe’s Family, Another Step Towards an Overdue Honor
“I knew he met the criteria for the Medal of Honor. I told my kids I could not leave this world without it happening."
This Daring F-16 Pilot Went on a Kamikaze Mission on 9/11
On September 11, 2001, Air Force pilot Heather "Lucky" Penney was asked to do the unthinkable
Clara Maass, the Nurse Who Gave Her Life in the Name of Science
Clara Maass paid the ultimate sacrifice in the search for curing yellow fever
A Medal of Honor for SFC Alwyn Cashe
Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe received a posthumous Silver Star for his actions in Iraq. Many people - including the officer who originally recommended the Silver Star - say he deserves the Medal of Honor.
Digging Up History Just Under the Surface
Maryland's archeology honcho keeps tables on the important artifacts discovered during development
Sitting Ducks Over Normandy: A C-47 Pilot Remembers D-Day
A C-47 pilot gives his son a firsthand look at the dangerous missions he flew in flak-filled skies on D-Day and beyond.
Why the Civil Rights Movement Was an Insurgency
Military historian Mark Grimsley makes the startling assertion that the American civil rights movement was an insurgency.
A Firsthand Account of a CIA Officer in Saigon
The CIA struggled to keep its operation in Vietnam going until the very fall of Saigon.
