China’s military may be combat inexperienced, but it has the largest active-duty force in the world and more ships than the U ...

The remains of Korean War veteran Cpl. William E. Colby were returned home to Minnesota 74 years after he was declared ...

Marine 2nd Lt. Robert D. Taplett missed Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor but would go on to experience the Doolittle Raid.

Though it’s been sixty-five years since the M1 Garand ceased to be the standard-issue infantry rifle of the U.S. Army, her ...

With the sound of taps echoing across Fort Snelling National Cemetery Tuesday, U.S. Army Corporal William Colby is now back ...

With the sound of taps echoing across Fort Snelling National Cemetery Tuesday, U.S. Army Corporal William Colby is now back ...

Colby was just 19 years old and serving in the Korean War when he was declared missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, after his ...

By Patrick Morrison DURING the Korean War in November 1950, the 1st Marine Division of the US Army were surrounded by 120,000 soldiers of the Chinese Army at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. They ...

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Pvt. Hector Albert Cafferata Jr. was awarded the Medal of Honor after facing an overwhelming attack on Thanksgiving Day in ...

By the mid-20th century, America had established itself as the world’s preeminent military power, having achieved numerous ...