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Private First Class Kernie Thompson’s nickname was “Young Boy” when he served overseas in the U.S. Army’s 599th Ordnance ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B ...

Private First Class Kernie Thompson’s nickname was “Young Boy” when he served overseas in the U.S. Army’s 599th Ordnance ...

Pvt. Oscar Avery Cox and other Bataan prisoners of war endured harsh conditions during World War II, including a miles-long march through hell. Despite the adversity, Cox and three fellow POWs decided ...

HIRONO, Iwate Prefecture--Sea urchin are a culinary delicacy, but because their shells are often seen as too difficult or costly to recycle, they end up getting tossed out in bulk. But a local ...

From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the ...

West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during ...

A special forces commander has said that North Korean soldiers think it is World War Two and would rather blow themselves up ...

In an essay, retired NCR editor Tom Fox recalls his years in Vietnam, his personal connection with the Kim Phúc story, and ...

Officials at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP) reported an explosion on Wednesday. It happened around 9:30 a.m. on Jan.