A tour led by an 88-year-old guide in Bastogne, Belgium, scene of a critical battle of World War II, offers a snapshot into ...

The design of the Mariner Badge includes the Transportation Corps’ “winged wheel,” which symbolizes rail transportation.

The new National Medal of Honor Museum is set to officially open to the public on March 25, 2025, in Arlington, Texas.

Denzel Washington reenacted the heroics of Sgt. William Carney in the movie "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about him ...

U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and ...

Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. Flying the American flag upside down is a symbol that has sparked debate and controversy in the United States. Traditionally ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American flags. The second flag-raising was captured in an iconic photograph by Joe ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – For Franklin Borough, the fact that one of the community’s own was among the six Marines who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima during World War II is a source of pride.

Designed by Elizabeth Will, an Army heraldic specialist, the modern medal was awarded for meritorious service, but now soldiers could also receive it if they’d been wounded by the enemy.

At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was ...