Hockley stood on the upper deck of his naval ship, eyes closed, his back to the hydrogen bomb’s blast. “Then we’d get a flash of light and we could see the bone in our hand,” the 86-year-old said. “I ...

Have you ever cleaned out your attic or rummaged through an old drawer only to find an item that seems… special? Maybe it’s an old coin, a toy from your childhood, or a piece of jewellery passed down ...

World War II veterans from Nebraska can submit an application to be honored with a medal at a Victory in Europe Day ceremony ...

The U.S. Army has suspended a Wisconsin training base's first female commander after discovering portraits of President ...

Over the past several months, the students conducted in-depth research on the 43 Texas women who served in the unit.

15, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) Dakota Meyer, a Marine veteran of the war in Afghanistan and a Medal of ...

Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Afghanistan War, is reenlisting in the the military and will serve in the Marine Reserves ...

The medals sold alongside the Crowned Royal Cipher of King George VI (G.VI.R), 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence and War Medals 1939-45 - all awarded to Ellis. Ellis, born in Luton ...

Six rare World War Two medals awarded to a Lancaster Bomber pilot have sold for £24,000 at auction. Flight Lieutenant Edward Sydney Ellis, born in Luton in 1914 and employed by Vauxhall Motors ...

A shocking little-known toll of the Falklands War is revealed today ... SAMA - the South Atlantic Medal Association, which represents and helps Falklands veterans - believe some 264 veterans ...

Legislation has been introduced to recognize posthumously with a congressional gold medal sailor Doris “Dorie ... the United States into World War II. Of the battleship’s crew, 132 members ...

The uniform, maroon beret, medals and other artefacts belonging to a hero of the ... were taken as Prisoners of War. Of 13 Platoon, four, two Corporals (including Bill) and two Other Ranks, made it by ...