The Battle of the Bulge began early in the morning of December 16,1944. It would be the largest land battle in American history. On that morning Bill Gignilliat was on guard duty in the little Belgium town of Buchholz StationMore>>
Prior to the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, no U.S. Military pilots had been African American. Sam Garrison was not only one of the original Tuskegee Airmen to distinguish himself in war, he was the youngest.More>>
Friday, January 14 2011 10:59 PM EST2011-01-15 03:59:12 GMT
Willard Ward says he first joined the Army in 1935 to "get out of the cotton fields." But when Ward joined again in 1941 right after Pearl Harbor, it was to defend his country.More >>
Monday, October 4 2010 9:56 AM EDT2010-10-04 13:56:23 GMT
We are losing more than 1,000 World War II veterans each day in our country. By 2020 these members of the "Greatest Generation will all be gone.More >>
Sunday, September 19 2010 11:44 PM EDT2010-09-20 03:44:06 GMT
With over 8,000 men committed and over 19,000 Americans killed, the Battle of the Bulge was the single largest and bloodiest battle that American forces experienced in World War II.More >>
Sunday, August 1 2010 10:33 PM EDT2010-08-02 02:33:47 GMT
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, which took more than 33,000 American lives. For three East Texans who were honored in Korea this summer, the trip back was a revelation.More >>
Wednesday, July 28 2010 10:21 AM EDT2010-07-28 14:21:13 GMT
As an Air Force photo journalist, Sam Bas spent 22 years recording history. Bass went into the Air Force in 1953, but it was during the Vietnam War that his most historic photos were taken.More >>
Friday, February 12 2010 11:52 PM EST2010-02-13 04:52:02 GMT
Less than five years after the end of World War II, war broke out in Korea. Gene Gardner was one of many young Americans caught in a war that to this day is officially designated as a "Police Action."More >>
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