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Writing Canada’s Military History – What’s Old is News

By Sean Graham In this episode, I talk with Jean-Michel Turcotte, Acting Chief Historian of the Directorate of History and Heritage at the Department of National Defence and the co...

Historian’s nearly two decade quest to piece together America’s last major offensive in Vietnam

James Smither spent nearly two decades piecing together what actually occured during the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord.

Overrun and alone, this Medal of Honor recipient gave his life so his men could escape

While defending along 35-mile front in South Korea, Master Sgt. Michael Pena made his last stand.

Milestone's April 18 Premier Military and Edged Weapons Auction Salutes American Warriors and Wartime Triumphs

Featured: Mussolini’s Marshall of the Empire hat, hundreds of Nazi items including general’s Panzer assault gun wrapper uniform, Luftwaffe paratrooper’s helmet...

Refusing evacuation, this Marine packed dirt into his wound and continued to fight

The patch of contested real estate known as the Battle of Getlin’s Corner is also remembered for an officer who stood out in a field full of valor.

From battlefield to justice: A combat engineer’s story

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The Military Court Service

The Military Court Service provides a criminal court for the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force in the Court Martial, Summary Appeal and Service Civilian Court.

The only Navy Seabee awarded the nation’s highest award for valor

The early, brutal battle to protect a Special Forces camp near Dong Xoai changed the course of the Vietnam War. Marvin Shields gave his all in its defense.

NY Army Guard Soldiers honor WWII POW

SARATOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY-New York Army National Guard Honor Guard Soldiers in formation as the casket containing the remains of Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph Burke arrives for mi...

How a band of Marines staved off the British and helped save the Declaration of Independence

Despite the military disaster at Bladensburg, the Marines gave the men and women of the capital precious time to flee.

The official history of Dad

On Anzac Day, Maureen Sinton remembers her father, Corporal George Sinton, an enlisted soldier and prisoner of war during World War II. “You mark my word, Cappy. When the bastards...

Army veteran tasked with prosecuting Nazi death squads awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Ben Ferencz was just 27 with no previous trial experience when he became chief prosecutor in one of the most significant murder trials in history.

The U.S. Military Knew. The Generals Who Said So Were Fired.

Millennium Challenge 2002 Told Them Everything. Twenty-Four Years Later, the People Who Remembered Were Gone.Continue reading on TruthSeeker-Journey to Wisdom »

High-Pressure Field Artillery Creates Bonds Between Soldiers

Behind the massive firepower of field artillery are tight-knit soldiers driven by deep trust and family-like bonds.

A century of the ‘Ma Deuce’: How the M2 Browning became America’s workhorse machine gun

The highly versatile weapon has seen action affixed to the wings of P-51D Mustangs, aboard vessels in Vietnam and atop Humvees in the Middle East.

Symbol of Grit Returns, 10th Mountain Division to Wear Crossed Ski Insignia

Soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division can once again wear the division's historic crossed ski insignia on their Army Green Service Uniform garrison caps, restoring a visu...

Tom Hanks-led World War II docuseries set to debut over Memorial Day

Fifty-three years after the monumental “The World at War” series debuted, a new documentary program aims to uncover new dimensions of the conflict.

All Hail the Military

A series exploring the systems of power that sustain militarism and the profound impact they have on us all.

Navy radioman from Vietnam War era reflects on service during Washington D.C. trip

BATON ROUGE — A Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam War traveled to Washington, D.C. in April to see memorials built as a tribute to U.S. military men and women wh...

This WWI soldier saved two men from a burning tank with his bare hands

With his green unit "loaned" to the Australians, Reidar Waaler proved that bravery made up for lack of battle experience.

Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pvt. Henry Johnson

by David Vergun at CDN - Army Pvt. Henry Johnson, an infantryman, served in France in 1918 during World War I, which was then called the Great War.  Johnson was born July 15, 1892...

81 years after Iwo, these Marines reunited on Memorial Day — and instantly started trash talking

The two Marines, part of the elite unit that was famously tasked with capturing Mount Suribachi, served as Honorary Grand Marshals on Monday in D.C.

World War II Veteran in the Army of Peace – Editorial Review

  Title: World War II Veteran in the Army of Peace Author: Verena Ferrant Harp Genre: Biography   Paul Cornelius Ferrant was a dutiful young man, whether it be in service to his fa...