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Why a German Pilot Escorted a U.S. Bomber to Safety During World War II
Once in a while, you hear an old war story that restores your faith in humanity. A new book explores the incredible encounter of...
From Waterboy to War Hero, a Veterans Day Story
Ben Overstreet badly wanted to play football, but when he started his senior year at Gulf High School in 1949, he stood 5-feet-5 and...
Female Iraq War Vet Who Lost Legs is Elected to U.S. Congress
Not only is she one of the historic class of 2012 women elected to the US Congress this week. Not only is she the...
Scout’s Goal to Interview 1000 World War II Vets: You Can Help
A new project to record the stories of America's "Greatest Generation" was launched by a Boy Scout who lost his grandfather at an early...
George McGovern Tribute: Honoring An American War Hero Near Death
George McGovern, the former U.S. senator from South Dakota, is nearing the end of his dignified life at age 90. As his family and...
Eric Lomax, War Hero Who Forgave Captors, Dies at 93, Film in the Works
It's an unusual man who can forgive his wartime torturer - or whose quest to do so can touch so many people around the...
Two Vietnam War Enemies Meet and Turn Friends
Two men, who tried to kill each other 40 years ago, met at the Minneapolis airport this afternoon.
Dan Cherry and New Yen Hong Me...
World War II Veteran Marks 90th Birthday with Skydiving Jump
A World War II hero from Maine gave himself a 90th birthday present — his first skydiving jump from an airplane.
Lester Slate, of Exeter,...
Iraq War Vet Writes Music To Heal Comrades — But Says He’s No ‘Hero’
We call them heroes, but there is a sense among many of today's vets, and those who deal with them, that the public often...
Beyond War Horse: Other Heroes of World War I Include Pigeons and Garden Slug
Steven Spielberg's release of "War Horse" has provided us with an opportunity to re-examine the vital role played by animals in World War I....
Saving the Amazon: Brazil is Winning the War on Deforestation
For years, the story told about the Amazon has been one of destruction. But in Brazil the environmental battle is actually being won. In...
Tribute: Cold War Hero of ‘Velvet Revolution’ Vaclav Havel (1936-2011)
Playwright, poet and politician Vaclav Havel led the charge to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia proving the power of the people to overcome...
Hurt by War in Iraq, a Baghdad Museum Reemerges Amid Optimism
A new exhibit opened this month at the Iraqi Museum, providing one more sign that the worst horrors of the war in Iraq are...
TV’s Real Hero: Iraq War Vet Overcomes Scars on Dancing With the Stars
Eight years after surviving an explosion as a teenage soldier in Iraq, Army corporal J.R. Martinez can't stop smiling as he captures the hearts...
French Get Back Famous Painting Stolen During World War I
A famous French painting stolen during World War I by the German Army was returned to the government of France by U.S. officials on...
August is First Month of Iraq War With No U.S. Military Deaths
August was the first month since the US-led invasion in 2003 that no US soldiers were killed in Iraq. US Col Douglas Crissman said...
National Archives Unveils Civil War and Reconstruction Records Online
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the National Archives and Ancestry.com have published millions of online Civil War records once...
Troubled War Vets Turn Death Row Dogs Into Uplifting Friends
United States veterans struggling with homelessness, alcoholism, or post-traumatic stress and dogs who were on "death row" in shelters because they were considered unadoptable...
Report Says War Waning In Muslim World
A new study says the level of armed conflict in Muslim countries is far lower than two decades ago, with support for al-Qaeda and...
Israel and Palestinians Declare War — Against Climate Change
Israel and the Palestinian Authority are among 15 Mediterranean nations who have just signed a historic agreement to work together to combat the effects...