Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant John Alcock appeared doomed when nearly 40 enemy troops surrounded the French farmhouse he ...

There is a multi-awarded country song, written by Jamey Johnson and Bill Anderson, with a line about two soldiers in World ...

Illinois State Treasurer returns a WWII veteran's Purple Heart to his family as part of Operation Purple Heart.

Germany is stationing thousands of troops in Lithuania, the first time it's put soldiers in another country on a long-term ...

More than 43 million Americans have served or are currently serving their country — and more than 1.3 million gave the ...

Army Cpl. Henry Van Der Noord earned his Purple Heart while fighting to liberate the Philippines during World War II.

Some movies have managed to depict the century-old conflict that was World War I with startling realism, including 1917 and ...

SSG Francis T. Timmins was KIA — killed in action. He received the Purple Heart, awarded posthumously. SSG Timmins is listed ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is facing its largest readiness crisis since World War II. That's according to Homeland Security ...

PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ILLINOIS TREASURER LANSING, Ill. – Ahead of Memorial Day, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced the return of a Purple Heart medal to the grandson of a late World ...

In the hard-fought campaign to liberate the Philippines during World War II, 22-year-old Army Cpl. Henry Van Der Noord of ...

The first salute is a quiet but profound military tradition. For new Army officers, it marks the moment their rank is ...