I didn't really get Memorial Day until this trip to an English WWII airfield.
Daniel N. Nelson | Posted 04.24.2012
What will today's veterans say about their multiple tours in Iraq or Afghanistan? How will they explain to their children and grandchildren, if they are able, why they or their friends sustained their grievous physical or mental injuries?
Harvey J. Kaye | Posted 04.18.2012
Take a walk on the National Mall, the public space at the heart of the nation's capital where we celebrate who we are, the place where we proclaim what it means to be an American.
Dorian de Wind | Posted 02.15.2012
On the eve of this most recent Veterans Day, I had the privilege of accompanying World War II veteran John Tschirhart to a reception hosted by the Texas Veterans Land Board at the Capitol Visitors Center, in Austin, Texas.
Posted 12.08.2011
When the bombs rained down on Pearl Harbor, Americans immediately went to work. In addition to a homefront that saw citizens plant victory gardens, bu...
Joe Moreno | Posted 01.10.2012
War should not be glorified, but the millions of individuals like my grandfather, who have defended and continue to defend us, should be.
John Harden | Posted 01.08.2012
Read about the 2011 Tribute at The Cleburne Times-Review. ...
Carla Seaquist | Posted 01.04.2012
Lost in the histories of World War II is an extraordinary tale: that of Allied airmen, shot down over Europe, who were captured and imprisoned in the Nazi labor camp, Buchenwald.
The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.21.2011
Almost 70 years ago while fighting in Normandy on D-Day, Bill Betts believed himself wounded beyond survival. He told his friend Clifford Baker to con...
Marc Middleton | Posted 11.17.2011
Documentary filmmaker Tim Gray knows all about deadlines. But he's now working against the most imposing, most important, deadline of his career. The men and women whose stories he tells are dying at the rate of 1,000 a day.
Posted 05.25.2011
A controversial landlord wants to give a 97-year-old World War II veteran the boot from his rent controlled apartment. Magnus Saethre pays just $63-a...
Robert Mackey | Posted 05.25.2011
One thing has always stuck in my mind about 'the Greatest Generation' -- and I do believe they were exceptional -- where are all the women at?
Jonah Lalas | Posted 05.25.2011
Many thousands of Filipinos answered Roosevelt's call to join the U.S. forces fighting Japan in the Philippines, but had been denied the benefits they were promised until last month.
Jonah Lalas | Posted 05.25.2011
The Filipino veterans have received their due, but Asian workers have not. It is up Asian activists to continue to educate and politicize our youth.
Kathleen Fordyce Rohan | Posted 06.01.2012