Andrew F. Straughn, PFC, U.S. Marine Corps,  son of Mr. and Mrs. A.I. Straughn, Rt. 2, Andalusia, has been promoted from Private. He is...

“Those who flew in late 1942 and early 1943 fought a very different war than those who came later”. Russell Strong-First Over Germany The...

During the Second World War, many families had all sons serving in the armed forces. The Fedele family of New York had eight sons who...

On July 5, 1950, the first ground engagement between the armed forces of the United States and North Korea took place near the small...

Author: John Vick Gillis Jones in his Army uniform, around 1950-52. [Photo: Gillis Jones] Some historians have referred to the Korean war...

Author: John Vick Captain Tom Floyd, U.S. Air Force, in the black flight suit of the 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron, beside the cockpit...