The Elbe Day picture captured American and Russian armies uniting against the Nazis – and cemented two Jewish soldiers in ...

William Shemin was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor nearly 100 years after his heroic actions during WWI. (Congressional ... took a turn in which the last German offensive on the Western ...

Outnumbered nearly 23 to 1, these 22 men of the 99th Infantry Division, led by Lt. Lyle Bouck Jr., made a heroic stand that delayed the German advance for an entire day.

After the policy forbidding German Jews from serving in the U.S. military was changed during World War II, Pins joined the Army and was going through basic training, believing he would be sent ...

He was 18 years old when he joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1945, just before WWII ended in the Pacific ... Leaming is 100 percent disabled. This military decoration in the middle ...

Germany's Nancy Faeser had planned to visit Damascus with Austrian counterpart Gerhard Karner, and a German military plane was supposed to fly Faeser's delegation into Syria from Jordan on ...

The Medal of Honor is the United States armed forces' highest military decoration and is awarded by the president of the United States. Only 3,536 people have so far been awarded, for ...

In dramatic scenes that appear to mark a turning point in nearly two years of civil war, Sudan’s military is driving fighters of its rival, the Rapid Support Forces, out of Khartoum. By Declan ...

During four decades of service that saw him receive more than 30 military medals, Carton de Wiart transformed ... Belgian border in the spring of 1915, German artillery severely wounded Carton ...

Since World War II, American forces have been stationed on the island. Today, from a remote outpost, they watch the skies. By Maya Tekeli and Jeffrey Gettleman Maya Tekeli reported from Nuuk ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It's been called "the coolest plane ever built," immortalized in "Top Gun." After 36 years of service, the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat was retired in September 2006. 13News Now ...