To look at Lt. Alexander R. "Sandy" Nininger when he began his plebe year at the U.S. Military Academy, one might never have ...

When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...

After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...

Craig’s response was to signal his men back to the modest cover of the hill crest while he advanced, firing his carbine to ...

Edmonds was captured by Nazi forces and refused an order to separate out Jewish American soldiers from other POWs.

A group of U.S. lawmakers are pushing to posthumously award a civil rights activist held in the Japanese internment camp in ...

The Bush Center will honor the legacy of the Six Triple Eight battalion on Feb. 12. A Netflix film about the unit was ...

Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi ...

The honor would go to Master Sgt. Roderick “Roddie” Edmonds, an Army officer who helped save the lives of Jewish-American ...

Two pieces of numismatic legislation were introduced separately Jan. 15 in the House, one seeking a commemorative coin ...