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MILITARY December 1, 2015

Navy names ship in honor of astronaut John Glenn

The military on Saturday christened a Navy logistics ship in honor of John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth.

Honors December 1, 2015

Walter D. Ehlers, one of last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipients, dies at 92

When Walter D. Ehlers was 23 years old, he charged through enemy fire to destroy two German machine gun nests, kill seven enemy soldiers, put a halt to a mortar barrage and carry a wounded buddy to safety – all after he had been shot in the side by a sniper.

Military Families November 29, 2015

WWII aviator shot down in Germany to be buried in Colorado

The body of a U.S. aviator who disappeared over Germany during World War II will be buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver on Friday.

Family November 28, 2015

Teenager documents stories of U.S. veterans for Eagle Scout project

A Pennsylvania teenager is documenting the stories of U.S. veterans, honoring those who have served from World War II through the Iraq War, as part of his Eagle Scout project.

Veterans November 28, 2015

Civil War general's Medal of Honor discovered inside book at church sale

The medal Chamberlain received in 1893 for his heroism at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg is at the Pejepscot Historical Society.

Veterans November 28, 2015

Navy destroyer Zumwalt to be christened in Maine

The U.S. Navy is christening the first ship of its newest class of destroyers.

Veterans November 28, 2015

About time: WWII airmen receive long-overdue POW medals

Seven World War II era U.S. Army Air Forces personnel shot down and captured while fighting Hitler’s Nazi regime will finally receive long overdue Prisoner of War medals during a ceremony Wednesday at the Pentagon. For decades, the airmen were denied POW status after they were shot down over Germany, only to be later interned in a prison camp in Wauwilermoos, Switzerland.

Veterans November 28, 2015

Richard Faulkner, World War II veteran, awarded Purple Heart after declining honor 70 years ago

An 89-year-old World War II veteran who turned down a Purple Heart medal in 1944 was decorated with the honor on Saturday.

Honors November 28, 2015

Marine injured in Afghanistan grenade blast to receive Medal of Honor, report says

A U.S. Marine, who suffered serious injuries after it is believed he jumped on a grenade to protect a fellow Marine as they stood guard on a rooftop in Afghanistan's Helmand province, will receive the nation's highest combat valor honor, The Marine Times reported, citing unnamed sources.

Honors November 28, 2015

French and US volunteers tend to graves, honor lives of fallen WWII heroes

A group of volunteers on both sides of the Atlantic has found a way to bring back to life dozens of Wisconsin men who died fighting Nazis in the Second World War.

MILITARY November 23, 2015

2 Texas veterans, both 107, meet for first time

At age 107, World War II veteran Elmer Hill doesn't have many elders left. That's why meeting a fellow veteran and Texan who's three months his senior was a bit of a shock Friday.