Eden Prairie erected a memorial at Purgatory Creek Park to honor military veterans. Now it is the site of yearly Memorial Day ceremonies, and it is admired as one of the best ...

After waiting and wishing for more than 40 years, Evelyn Schrupp was surprised with a ceremony in honor of her son Friday afternoon. When a soldier is killed in the U.S., his or her mother ...

Vietnam hero Capt. Curtis Wayne Fitzgerald I, 77, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4. Services for Fitzgerald, under the direction ...

Colorado honors Korean War veterans in annual Military Appreciation Day, recognizing their service and sacrifice in the ...

Tom Cruise doesn't have anything to do with it, but the Navy flight school featured in the "Top Gun" movies really exists.

In Water on the Moon, Frederick M. “Skip” Burkle, Jr., MD recounts his life from childhood up to 2024, when he was 83. Having been drafted during the ...

On May 8, 1971, a freelance photojournalist was flying over central Vietnam when he looked down and saw something unexpected: ...

In the early 1960s, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom arrived on the scene. Revolutionary for its time, the Phantom was fast, ...

Gen. Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton triumphed over a system that did its best to keep him in a position of second-class citizenship ...

She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman ...

The United States Navy maintains an edge when it comes to sheer numerical superiority over most nations. When you have ...

The Clint Eastwood movie the military disowned was 'Heartbreak Ridge', which allegedly featured a scene of Eastwood's ...