With a Modified Aircraft Machinegun, Corporal Tony Stein Fired His Way Across Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor
The ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome has long been a core ethos of the United States Marine. While one could find many examples from…
Amazing Dogfight, Mustang Versus Zero, Japanese Perspective
The film named ‘Eternal Zero’ is about a fictional Japanese pilot, Kyuzo Miyabe, and his career flying through the skies during World War 2. In…
This 86 Year Old American Veteran Served WWII, The Korean War, And Vietnam – He Lives On
Some World War II veterans finished their military careers with that war. Jim Phelps was just getting started. Phelps, now 86, signed up to fight…
Two Families Donate Unique Items From Both World Wars To The Canadian War Museum
The Landry and Whitebone families of Saint John were in Ottawa recently to donate items to the Canadian War Museum from the First and Second…
108 Year-Old WWII Veteran – One Of The Oldest Living WW2 Veterans – Visits DC Memorial
Bill Mohr is, at 108 years old, one of the oldest living veterans of World War II. He received a military welcome when he arrived…
15 WWII Submarine Veterans Attend Event To Honor Thousands Killed In WW2
When 15 World War II submarine veterans entered an outdoor pavilion recently at Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, the capacity crowd rose to their feet.…
Additional Funds Needed For Pegasus Bridge Memorial – Commemorating Surprise, Speed, And Secrecy
An appeal has gone out to bring sponsors who will help the Allied Special Forces Association in making the Pegasus Bridge memorial a reality. The…
American Veteran Of Two World Wars Honored In California
Sergeant Louis Van Iersel who was a World War I and World War II veteran has had a US Postal Service office in Sierra Madre, California, named…
This Monstrous 46-Ton Soviet WW2 Tank Was Named After Joseph Stalin Himself
The IS tank family was named after Joseph Stalin during WWII. So called because of its massive size, heavy armor, and high-calibre gun it was…
‘Hacksaw Ridge’ – Directed by Mel Gibson – Is Being Compared To ‘American Sniper’
The film Hacksaw Ridge, directed by Mel Gibson, is being compared to American Sniper directed by Clint Eastwood. Some are interpreting Gibson’s film as an…
Amazing 1984 Interview With Legendary Scottish D-Day Piper Bill Millin – Landing on Sword Beach
Bill Millin, aged 21, was considered to be unarmed on June 6th, 1944 as he jumped from the landing slope in Normandy on Sword Beach.…
WWII Shipwreck Explored For First Time In Almost 75 Years
On the 7th June 1942, the Coast Trader, an unremarkable coastal freighter plied her trade along the western coast of the USA sailed out of…