On November 10, 1944, near Morville-les-Vic in Normandy, the 761st Tank Battalion entered serious combat for the first time. Known as the “Black Panthers,” the unit was made up entirely of Black ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, second-generation Japanese American soldiers signed up to fight for the United States in World War II even as their families were locked up in ...

He gets teary when he thinks about the U.S. soldiers who stayed in his British village and then left for D-Day. “A lot of them got killed," he says.

This print of a painting by John Trumbull shows Black soldier Peter Salem, right, at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was credited with shooting and killing British officer John Pitcairn at that battle, ...

The M4 Carbine is one of the most recognizable firearms used by the U.S. military today, and for many Americans it became the defining rifle of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Compact enough for ...

He has work for you, a steady job that may be the most difficult thing you’ll ever do but you’ll gain pride in your accomplishments and decent pay for the work, plus three hots and a cot. Hey, it’s a ...

A new traveling exhibit tells the story of Japanese American soldiers who fought for the U.S. in World War II, even as their families were incarcerated as enemies of the state. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — ...