He was the youngest U.S. colonel commanding troops in Vietnam at the time of his promotion, and was described by General ...

The United States has had military bases overseas since World War II ended in 1945. These included over 300 installations dispersed throughout 49 countries in Europe and Japan. There were 225 in ...

A WWII veteran and longtime VFW member, Kirk was the first Black commander of the organization’s Minnesota chapter.

The American Commander U.S. Army “Eighty years later ... ceremony at the Battle of the Bulge monument, an “Angels of Bastogne” ceremony and another military memorial ceremony at Luxembourg ...

The French government is preparing to present Alan Kinder, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, with the Legion of Honor, the European country’s highest decoration.

But for nearly a week, the 101st held on to Bastogne, a critical moment late in World War II. The uniforms Army will wear Saturday feature a helmet that reads “Screaming Eagles,” a nod to the ...

No other U.S. Army in Europe has higher mo rale ... In the Battle of the Bulge it raced to the rescue of Bastogne, went on to help carve up the German advance. In the Saar-Palatinate cleanup ...

Several airlines have reduced the number of seats on U.S.-bound flights in April ... A tour led by an 88-year-old guide in Bastogne, Belgium, scene of a critical battle of World War II, offers ...

The Allied forces, chiefly composed of US Army soldiers, formed a circle around Bastogne and held firm until reinforcements could arrive about a month later. Until recently, the Allied forces were ...