After a year of wide-ranging efforts by Hegseth and others to denigrate Black military service, Skip’s life—in its triumph and its tragedy—serves as a powerful reminder that stories of true patriotism ...

Charles Araiza, who refused recognition out of humility, receives Japan Occupation Medal 80 years after serving in Pacific Theater.

James Megellas, a highly decorated WWII veteran who graduated from Ripon College, served with distinction in the 82nd Airborne Division. Learn about his heroic actions and legacy.

A North Kingstown U.S. Army veteran received recognition for his service Wednesday — more than 50 years after he enlisted in ...

Paul Ray Smith saved over 100 lives defending a critical position near the Baghdad airport during the early days of the Iraq ...

A lot of old soldiers say the military changed quite a bit during their career and retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Webster agrees – to ...

Joe Foss received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a Marine Corps fighter pilot during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942 ...

CDR Edward Stanley Pietrzak, Jr. was born in 1935 in rural Pine Island, New York and graduated from Warwick High School in 1952, lettering in football, basketball, baseball, and track.

This year’s Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame class has a local flair to it.

New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis L. Moss, an Iraq War veteran, has received a Legion of Merit Medal. Moss, of Poughkeepsie, received the medal during a ceremony at the 42nd ...

K. Denise Rucker Krepp was thrilled when her distant Confederate cousin’s name was removed from Fort Rucker in 2023 and disheartened when the Trump administration returned the Army base in Alabama to ...

Mark S. Lightner, 78, of New Bloomfield died peacefully at home on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. He was born July 6, 1947, in Harrisburg to the late Albert E. and Eunice G. (Fogleman) Lightner of ...