Korean War Veteran, 96, Still Attempting to Get Purple Heart Medal After 7 Decades Earl Meyer remembers in vivid detail when his platoon came under heavy fire during the Korean War -- he still has shrapnel...
War Movie Legend and Korean War Veteran Michael Caine Announces Retirement from Acting The actor, now 90 years old, has repeatedly announced his intention to retire, but asserts this time is for real.
Kim Jong Un Hosts Chinese and Russian Guests at a Parade Celebrating North Korea's 75th Anniversary Saturday’s parade was centered around paramilitary organizations and public security forces protecting Pyongyang.
K.C. Hwang, AP Correspondent in Seoul for 30 Years, Dies at Age 99 “It was rare luck for a journalist to cover all these historical events in a single country,” Hwang wrote in a 2006 book...
A Military Family's Push to Get a War Hero the Recognition He Deserved Despite recommendations from a number of officers, it would take Fred McGee until after his death in 2020 for McGee's actions...
Slow Progress on Identifying Korean War Missing as North Korea Stonewalls on Searches 500 family members of missing troops from the Korean War attended a DPAA briefing for them at an Arlington, Virginia, hotel...
DNA Test Helps Identify Body of Korean War Soldier from Georgia Scientists used mitochondrial DNA along with a chest X-ray and other tools to identify Army Sgt. 1st Class James L. Wilkinson...
Rival Koreas Mark Armistice Anniversary in 2 Different Ways that Highlight Rising Tensions The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turns 70 on Thursday and the two Koreas are marking the anniversary in...
Chinese and Russian Officials to Join North Korean Commemorations of Korean War Armistice The visits suggest North Korea is further opening up after years of self-imposed pandemic isolation and is eager to showcase...
Inconvenient Truths for the Next War You would think that Congress, national security policymakers, and generals and admirals would have learned by now.
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
'Band of Brothers' Actors Are Training to Parachute into Normandy for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day With the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy approaching in June, some of the actors decided they would...
Army 4-Star Who Pressured Panel to Help Career of Unfit Officer Suspended, Facing Pentagon Investigation The case of Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, was also referred by the Army to the Defense...
The State Department’s New Armored Vehicle Is on Another Level As if you needed another reason to apply for embassy duty.
The Hardest Part of Special Operations Selection Programs – and How to Handle It Contrary to what one might expect, the most arduous part of a U.S. special operations selection program is not the actual...