Allies, Germany mark 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper paid tribute to over 19,000 U.S. troops who died in one of the bloodiest battles in the nation's history
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper paid tribute to over 19,000 U.S. troops who died in one of the bloodiest battles in the nation's history
On December 8, 1941, the day after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, members of Congress voted unanimously to authorize a declaration of war, with one exception: Rep. Jeannette Rankin, an avowed pacifist
Eighty-seven-year-old Michel Pont isn't your typical collector — he has 110 jets in all
Nearly 900 women went to Europe during the war, and delivered mail to the troops, while bombs dropped around them
According to the Navy, the USS Grayback was one of the most successful submarines in the war, sinking a total of 14 ships
During World War II the German-born Hollywood film star fought for her adopted country
Researchers used an autonomous underwater vehicle to find the ship more than 1,300 miles northwest of Pearl Harbor
In 2016, the Marines corrected the identity of another man in the photo after historians raised questions
Connecticut Public Safety Commissioner James Rovella said people on the plane helped others escape the fire
B-17 crashes in a fireball as it tries to land at New England's second-busiest airport, and a fire-and-rescue operation is underway
Floyd Wells died when a Japanese bomb hit the USS Arizona
Clarence Smoyer, a gunner with the U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Division, cannot forget his fateful tank battle in Cologne, Germany, and a young girl caught in the crossfire
Smoyer's story was detailed to the Army by author Adam Makos, who wrote the book "Spearhead" about Smoyer
Today, about 500,000 American WWII veterans who served in Europe, the Pacific and other places are still living – but one U.S. veteran has been living longer than them all
Bartholomeo "Bennie" Ficeto works two days a week and refuses to take a break — in fact, he wants to pick up an extra shift
At 99, Ben Ferencz is the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive and he has a far-reaching message for today’s world
Nonprofit organization finds what officials believe are the graves of more than 30 Marines and sailors killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II
An antiques dealer and artist who struck up a correspondence with Otto Frank is making a donation to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
How Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander of the 1944 invasion of Normandy, made the decision that would help free the continent from Nazi occupation
This year's anniversary was more than a ceremony. It was a chance to say thank you, before it's too late
Charles Norman Shay led a commemoration this week for the 29 Native Americans killed
Waverly Woodson Jr. reportedly spent 30 hours giving CPR, removing bullets and performing amputations
Vern Ollar, now 97, was 22 when he landed at Omaha Beach, the site of the worst American carnage of the Normandy landings
"Every month [World War II] extended it was more death, more mass murder, starvation. The situation couldn't have been more dire"
Back in 2004, the 60 Minutes commentator, who had been a war correspondent during WWII, remembered what he saw on Utah Beach 75 years ago