For millions of classic TV viewers and generations of fans, actor Fred Gwynne—despite a lifetime of resistance on his ...

John Breckenridge’s military legacy was borne in war on the South Pacific island of Guadalcanal in 1942. A pragmatic thinker ...

Fort Leonard Wood in south central Missouri is known for training our U. S. Army and specialized military. 85 years ago it ...

Mitchel Angelos, who turned 100 Jan. 14, lived an adventure that included growing up in abject poverty, serving during WW II ...

The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2013. When my book group elected to read “A Higher Call,” about a World War II encounter in the ...

In the winter of 1943, Charlie Plott was in Italy, receiving wine from locals grateful the U.S. soldiers were running “the Germans out of their towns and homes.” He had recently arrived in the country ...

Fresh off long flights from all over the country, the recruits spilled out of a bus, backpacks in hand, and dashed through the rain toward a reception center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. "Let's ...

Naval Academy basic training isn’t about physical strength — it’s about discipline, attention to detail, and accountability. The early weeks are designed to strip away habits that don’t belong in ...

Starting this month, the Army has begun closing some dining facilities at major bases to begin renovations that will overhaul and privatize how soldiers eat on base. But according to documents posted ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In 1931, Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria and set up a puppet state. Then in November 1936 Japan signed an anti-Communist pact with Nazi ...

After 14 years of military training, 1st Lt. Charles “Cy” Carpenter finally found himself face-to-face with an enemy. His unit had just arrived after the start of World War II’s invasion of France at ...

Southwest Florida played a crucial role in preparing men for World War II, with more than 50,000 men training in the region. WINK News Navy veteran Richard Kolko and photographer McChesny Hughes ...