Frank Dario Manfuga, a musician from Cuba, says it was an ad on Facebook recruiting for carpenters in Russia that led him to board a plane in January bound for Moscow. But when he landed, Manfuga says ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Retired Col. Robert Stirm, featured in the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Burst of Joy,” a symbol of the Vietnam War’s ...

ATMORE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Poarch Creek Indians will celebrate Thanksgiving with their 53rd Annual Pow Wow, set for Thanksgiving Day and the day after, according to a Poarch Creek Indians news release.

To remember their sacrifices and suffering, to glean the meaning of their lives, we will need to find them where they rest in fields of grass. Hal LaCroix is the author of the history book “Journey ...

Decades after surviving more than 2,600 days as a prisoner of war, Vietnam veteran Harlan Chapman has been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. During the war, he was a Marine ...

A pair of House bills introduced last week seek to change how the Veterans Affairs Department assesses health care benefits for one group of service members and offer a path to citizenship for others.

U.S. Navy Lt. Everett Alvarez Jr. was the first American to stay at the infamous Hoa Lo prison in North Vietnam, and when others arrived after they wondered how he managed to snag the best spot in the ...

A ceremony Friday at the Maryland World War II Memorial in Annapolis marks National POW/MIA Recognition Day, a day established by Congress to honor the sacrifice and courage of American prisoners of ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex ...

From the battlefields of the Revolutionary War to the trenches of World War II to the sprawling jungles of Vietnam, thousands of our patriotic service members have been horrifically captured by the ...

A half-century after the end of the Vietnam War, the government is still looking those still missing. Even after all these years, some families still cling to hope for information. As veterans ...

The VFW post's ceremony starts at 6 p.m., Sept. 19, at the post, 6440 N. Hix Rd. The VFW post's ceremony, which starts at 6 p.m., Sept. 19, at the post, 6440 N. Hix Rd. A half-century after the end of ...