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Little is known of Wilhelm Smith’s background, save that he was born on April 10, 1870, in a German Empire that would formally unite in the…

War has a way of changing the lives of its participants. Sometimes, it puts the main actor through a moment of decision that leads to an…

1 This year’s American Music Honors show will take place on April 18. The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University has announced the…

Navy pilot who downed 4 Soviet MiGs to receive Medal of Honor By: Jeff Schogol | Published: 2026-02-05 17:10:54 | Source: taskandpurpose.com Legendary Navy pilot Royce…

Naval aviator Capt. Royce Williams, 100, is set to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his 1952 actions during the Korean War, Rep. Darrell Issa,…

The last act of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, 24, was to step between an Afghan suicide bomber and a Polish army officer — taking the…

A soldier who gave his life shielding a Polish officer from a suicide bomber in Afghanistan will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, his parents…

FDNY heroes race down Hunter Mountain to honor fallen lieutenant By: Shore News Network | Published: 2026-01-31 20:54:03 | Source: www.shorenewsnetwork.com HUNTER, N.Y. – The slopes…

“Mission Accomplished” — the banner behind President George W. Bush while aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln — grandly declared that invasion of Iraq,…

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 had drama aplenty to go around, but one of the standouts did not involve a battleship,…