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NEW YORK - MARCH 11: Game show host Chuck Woolery appears at a programming event at the W Hotel March 11, 2003 in New York City. Game Show Network advertisers had the opportunity to play the game Lingo as hosted by Chuck Woolery. (Photo by Game Show Network via Getty Images)
Entertainment

Chuck Woolery, game show icon and Navy veteran dies at 83

By Joel Searls

Billionaire Donald J. Hall, former Chairman of Hallmark Cards and US Army veteran, dies at 96
Feature

Billionaire Donald J. Hall, former Chairman of Hallmark Cards and US Army veteran, dies at 96

By Joel Searls

Dennis Franz at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California (Photo by Chris Weeks/WireImage)
Entertainment

Dennis Franz, NYPD Blue actor and Army airborne Vietnam Veteran, turns 80

By Joel Searls

Actors Veronica Cartwright and Sigourney Weaver in a scene from the movie 'Alien', 1979. (Photo by Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Gordon Carroll, producer of ‘Alien’ films, was also an Army veteran

By Joel Searls

Bill Allen honored at the Grand Ole Opry on stage
History

99-year-old WWII veteran honored at Grand Ole Opry’s 99th birthday celebration

By Kait Hanson

WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA - OCTOBER 18: A NIKE football is seen on the field in the game between the Oregon Ducks and the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on October 18, 2024 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
History

Nike was co-founded by these two Army veterans

By Joel Searls

Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr. passes away at 107
History

Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr. passes away at 107

By Miguel Ortiz

50 years ago, he saved a team in Vietnam. Now, he’s trying to find them.
Feature

50 years ago, he saved a team in Vietnam. Now, he’s trying to find them.

By Elaine Brye

The third Delta sniper you didn’t see in ‘Black Hawk Down’
Feature

The third Delta sniper you didn’t see in ‘Black Hawk Down’

By Miguel Ortiz

Jimmy Carter delivers his Fireside Chat from the library in the White House. ca. 1 February 1978. (Photo by: Hum Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Military News

Happy 100th birthday, Jimmy Carter! President, humanitarian and US Navy veteran

By Joel Searls

AUSTIN, TX - JULY 04: Kris Kristofferson performs in concert during Willie Nelson's 42nd Annual 4th of July Picnic at Austin360 Amphitheater on July 4, 2015 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Country superstar and Army Ranger Kris Kristofferson dies at 88

By Kait Hanson

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 26: Tom Skerritt speaks at a panel during the C2E2 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place on April 26, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)
Entertainment

91-year-old Hollywood legend Tom Skerritt is a USAF veteran

By Joel Searls

NASHVILLE, TN - FEBRUARY 28: Musician Tommy Cash attends the Johnny Cash Birthday Celebration 2014 at The Johnny Cash Museum on February 28, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Tommy Cash: Army veteran, country singer and brother of Johnny Cash, dies at 84

By Joel Searls

Wish You Were Here, 48” x 60”, oil on canvas, 2024. Photo courtesy Mitchel Coffman.
History

Honoring the warfighter’s perspective in art          

By Mitchel Coffman

A collage of famous golfer chi chi rodriguez
Entertainment

Before ‘Chi-Chi’ Rodriguez was a golf legend, he served in the U.S. Army

By Joel Searls

This firetruck was the first to respond to the Pentagon on 9/11
History

This firetruck was the first to respond to the Pentagon on 9/11

By Miguel Ortiz

James Earl Jones, legendary Hollywood actor, Broadway Star and Army Veteran, passes away at 93
Entertainment

James Earl Jones, legendary Hollywood actor, Broadway Star and Army Veteran, passes away at 93

By Joel Searls

Lucille Ball (1911-1989), US comedian and actress, holding eyeglasses and script, circa 1960. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Entertainment

How Lucille Ball exposed a WWII Japanese spy plot with her dental fillings

By Joel Searls

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: General views of the 'Dune: Part Two' skyscraper billboard campaign at Hollywood & Highland on February 27, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Entertainment

WWII Veteran Frank Herbert broke new ground in science fiction with the ‘Dune’ books

By Joel Searls

The last US Olympian to win gold in pistol was a Marine
History

The last US Olympian to win gold in pistol was a Marine

By Miguel Ortiz

Black trailblazer Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg passes away at 96
History

Black trailblazer Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg passes away at 96

By Miguel Ortiz

Wally Amos and a bag of cookies
Entertainment

Wally Amos, USAF veteran and founder of Famous Amos cookies, dies at 88

By Joel Searls

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 22: A general view of the Eiffel Tower ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 22, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Entertainment

12 soldiers in the 2024 Paris Olympics & Paralympics with Team USA

By Miguel Ortiz

MOH ceremony
History

MoH Monday: Sgt. Clinton LaVor Romesha

By Jessica Evans

(Original Caption) 9/1972: Close-up of actor/comedian Bob Newhart in his office at home.
Entertainment

Bob Newhart, comedy legend and US Army veteran passes at 94

By Joel Searls

lieutenant dan
Entertainment

8 life lessons from ‘Forrest Gump’ legend Lieutenant Dan

By Alex Licea

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Dr. Ruth Westheimer attends Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC and GFI - BGC Office – Inside on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)
Entertainment

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, acclaimed sex therapist and Israeli Defense Force sniper, dies at 96

By Joel Searls

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 21: Mel Brooks speaks onstage at the "Spaceballs" screening during the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 21, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM)
Entertainment

WWII vet and Hollywood icon Mel Brooks celebrates the big 9-8

By Joel Searls

Two Civil War soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Great Locomotive Chase
Feature

Two Civil War soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Great Locomotive Chase

By Miguel Ortiz

silhouettes of two marines watching helicopter
History

The Marine Corps connection to Stetson Hats, a mainstay of American West culture

By Joel Searls

ST PETERSBURG, FL - APRIL 14: Actor Bill Cobbs attends the Sunscreen Film Festival Opening Night at Baywalk Muvico on April 14, 2010 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Tim Boyles/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Before Bill Cobbs was a successful actor, he served in the Air Force

By Joel Searls

Wizard of Oz lobby card
Entertainment

‘The Wizard of Oz’ and its military and veteran connections

By Joel Searls

prisoners of war during Desert Storm
History

7 POWs who were total badasses after being taken captive

By Logan Nye

(Original Caption) New York Giant's centerfielder Willie Mays waves to the crowd form the dugout after he arrived for Spring training at Phoenix, as shown here. Willie flew from his Army camp in Virginia, released after serving almost two years in the Army.
Entertainment

Before Willie Mays was a World Series champion, he served in the Army

By Joel Searls

(Original Caption) April 25, 1976-Los Angeles, California: On a dead run from centerfield, Chicago Cubs Rick Monday reaches to rescue an American flag as two men attempt to set the flag on fire during 4th inning play in Dodgers Stadium. First reports said the men, a father and son, were protesting treatment of American Indians. The flag was wet with lighter fluid but the men were unable to light their matches.
History

That time a baseball player saved Old Glory from the torch

By Blake Stilwell

7 greatest animal war heroes of all time
History

7 greatest animal war heroes of all time

By Logan Nye

USS Midway love letters reveal surprising similarities of military service past and present
Feature

USS Midway love letters reveal surprising similarities of military service past and present

By Kathryn Butler

D-Day
History

The first American on the beach at D-Day served through the Vietnam War

By Team Mighty

roosevelt iii medal of honor d day
History

The oldest man at D-Day earned the Medal of Honor

By Logan Nye

Medic awarded Distinguished Service Cross 80 years after saving lives on D-Day
Feature

Medic awarded Distinguished Service Cross 80 years after saving lives on D-Day

By Miguel Ortiz

American Airlines soars above and beyond for our nation’s heroes
Feature

American Airlines soars above and beyond for our nation’s heroes

By Crystal Kupper

How DEA is tackling our greatest national security threat
Military News

How DEA is tackling our greatest national security threat

By Jim Crotty

A visitor pauses and reflects on the true meaning of Memorial Day at the USAA Poppy Wall of Honor - a temporary Memorial Day exhibit created by USAA consisting of more than 645,000 poppy flowers, with each flower honoring a fallen military service member since World War I on Friday, May. 26, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Eric Kayne/AP Images for USAA)
Feature

USAA’s Poppy Wall of Honor returns to D.C. in time for Memorial Day

By Tessa Robinson

91-year-old Air Force Captain becomes oldest person to fly into space
Feature

91-year-old Air Force Captain becomes oldest person to fly into space

By Miguel Ortiz

MoH Monday: Remembering Corporal Richard Allen Anderson
History

MoH Monday: Remembering Corporal Richard Allen Anderson

By Jessica Evans

Behind the lens of war: Remembering USAF Capt Jimmy Harper
Feature

Behind the lens of war: Remembering USAF Capt Jimmy Harper

By Jessica Manfre

Remembering LTC Jacqueline Escobar, a trailblazer who shattered kevlar ceilings

Remembering LTC Jacqueline Escobar, a trailblazer who shattered kevlar ceilings

By Jessica Manfre

Anchored in Memory: Remembering USCG CDR Scott Hyung-Wook Kim

Anchored in Memory: Remembering USCG CDR Scott Hyung-Wook Kim

By Jessica Manfre

On the left, a promotional poster for Tun Tavern, on the left, a sketch of the Tavern in pencil
Feature

Tun Tavern, birthplace of the Marine Corps, to be rebuilt

By Miguel Ortiz

Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band rocked Luke AFB
Entertainment

Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band rocked Luke AFB

By Crystal Kupper

A painting of Gustavas Adolphus on a horse
History

Military genius of Gustavus Adolphus, the ‘Lion of the North’

By Jessica Evans

Assassinations. Exploding battleships. Ghost planes. Watch Rudy Reyes and Ronnie Adkins unravel military mysteries on The HISTORY Channel.
Entertainment

Assassinations. Exploding battleships. Ghost planes. Watch Rudy Reyes and Ronnie Adkins unravel military mysteries on The HISTORY Channel.

By Tessa Robinson

Exclusive premiere: National Geographic honors WWII’s ‘erased’ heroes
Entertainment

Exclusive premiere: National Geographic honors WWII’s ‘erased’ heroes

By Tessa Robinson

kyle white medal of honor
History

MoH Monday: Spc. Kyle J. White

By Jessica Evans

Frederick W. Smith, decorated Vietnam Veteran and founder of FedEx, awarded 2024 Veteran of the Year
Feature

Frederick W. Smith, decorated Vietnam Veteran and founder of FedEx, awarded 2024 Veteran of the Year

By Joel Searls

An airman repairs a B-29 bomber
Tactical

Airmen volunteered to repair a WWII B-29 Superfortress … and it’s going to fly again

By Tessa Robinson

A treasure map drawing where X marks the spot of the treasure
History

Is Blackbeard’s treasure real?

By Eric Milzarski

Today is ‘Gold Star Spouses Day.’ Here are 5 things to know.
Military Life

Today is ‘Gold Star Spouses Day.’ Here are 5 things to know.

By Mandy Baker

the punisher in the military
Entertainment

Why The Punisher is so beloved by the military

By Eric Milzarski

Ghillie Suit Guide: Where to buy and how to make your own
Tactical

Ghillie Suit Guide: Where to buy and how to make your own

By Tessa Robinson

‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ explores the rise of one man from slavery to Deputy Marshall
Entertainment

‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ explores the rise of one man from slavery to Deputy Marshall

By Joel Searls

WATM Exclusive: ‘The Bloody Hundredth’s’ Emmy Award-winning director on the untold stories of WWII
Entertainment

WATM Exclusive: ‘The Bloody Hundredth’s’ Emmy Award-winning director on the untold stories of WWII

By Joel Searls

jamie farr
Entertainment

Jamie Farr: 10 Questions with M*A*S*H star and famed actor

By Joel Searls

rob riggle with USO
Military Life

Rob Riggle doubled-down on his USMC service while clearing rubble at Ground Zero

By Team Mighty