Most historians and scholars agree, the proximate start of the Second World War is Hitler's invasion of Poland on September ...

Three generations of a Dutch family have been the caretakers of an American soldier’s grave since 1945 — and promise future descendants will do the same. Ernest Francis Fichtl Jr., from the Little ...

Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands. Approximately 1 million African American ...

Our Pentagon reporter explains how President Trump has tapped into a fear that resonates in many places around the world. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. By Helene Cooper I am a Pentagon ...

Ben Hagans recalls seeing his friend step up, willing to sacrifice his life to save a fellow soldier. The actions leading to the death of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert Vesey at a Japanese prisoner of war ...

Westminster native Army Pfc. Lawrence R. Beard died in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II. More than 80 years later, his remains have finally been identified. According to the Defense ...

Melanie Cardone-Leathers, a librarian at Longwood Public Library in Middle Island, was conducting an inventory of historical documents in 2010 when a discolored file box containing photographs and ...

To become a War Chief of the Crow Nation, a man must do four things prized of a stealthy Crow warrior: 1. Touch an enemy without killing them, 2. Seize an enemy’s weapon, 3. Lead a successful war ...

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich. — A stretch of M-22 in Leelanau County could soon bear a new sign honoring the patriotism and sacrifice of Michigan's Company K, a group of Native American soldiers who served ...

The remains of an Army private who died as a World War II POW have been identified.. (EDITOR'S NOTE 7/16/2025): This story contains inaccurate information from the Department of Defense. After Free ...