


Virginia man arrested after Quantico Iwo Jima statue defaced with sledgehammer
A Virginia man was arrested after allegedly using a sledgehammer to decapitate one of the figures from the Iwo Jima statue at Quantico.

Military History
‘Jaws of hell’: A B-24 crew’s capture, survival after WWII air raid
In his new book, Adam Makos writes about how an American B-24 bomber crew was saved by a Romanian princess following the deadly Ploesti Raid in WWII.

‘Unknown’ sailors and Marines from the battleship Arizona to be disinterred Dec. 7
The exhumations will begin with the disinterment of eight caskets from the National Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the “Punchbowl,” on Dec. 7, 2026.

During WWI, this German sub sailed into a US harbor — uninvited
110 years ago, a German U-Boat cruised into Newport Harbor while crews onboard American destroyers could only watch.

They served in Asia and came home. Decades later, the kids they left behind are searching for them.
For aging veterans and the children they left behind, DNA testing is offering a chance to answer questions that have lingered for decades.

Montford Point Marine and oldest-living MLB player just turned 102
Bill Greason, a U.S. Montford Point Marine and Baptist minister, is the oldest-living Major League Baseball player and last surviving Negro Leaguer.

DPAA proposes to exhume, identify Korean War remains in Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is seeking to exhume and identify the remains of the Korean War Unknown.

Survivor’s guilt felt by young soldiers echoes Odysseus’s haunted memories
For many, Homer’s Odyssey can be described as an “allegory for the real problems of combat veterans returning to civilian society.”

WWII’s famed ‘Mosquito Bowl’ comes to the big screen
Netflix dropped the official teaser trailer for "The Mosquito Bowl" — the true tale of the gridiron game played out on Guadalcanal.

Steel and Stone: Army Museum’s newest exhibit shares untold stories of engineers on 9/11
In its latest exhibit, the National Museum of the U.S. Army highlights the Engineering Corps' role in the nation’s recovery in the wake of 9/11.

Marine, actor, spy: ‘Ortiz’s War’ depicts pursuits of World War II commando
Written by Katie S. Sanders and Nicholas Reynolds, "Ortiz's War" weaves the tale of the most battle-decorated member of the OSS.

Review: New wargame captures uncertainty of the American Revolution
With a 114-page user manual, a new wargame offers a highly detailed simulation of the American Revolution.

Celebrating America's 250-Year Legacy of Service, Sacrifice and Strength
For 250 years, generations of Americans have built, served and sacrificed for something greater than themselves.

25 years later, ‘Band of Brothers’ still resonates
The seminal HBO miniseries about World War II paratroopers is remembered by actors, who will participate in a symposium at the National WWII Museum.

Every ambush in Vietnam held surprises. This one ended in death.
In this commentary from The War Horse, veteran Stanley Ross recalls his time in Vietnam.

German-American veteran of the Battle of the Bulge dies at 100
Col. Frank Cohn, a veteran of the Second World War, Korea and Vietnam, died on July 4 at the age of 100.

US recovery teams begin new search in China for remains of MIAs amid looming budget cuts
Recovery teams from the DPAA traveled over the weekend to China to renew searches for the remains of MIAs ahead of projected budget cuts.
