Eighty years ago today, German artillery opened fire on an inexperienced American division that had been at the front for ...

With the United States observing National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day on April 9, Fox News anchor and former White House press secretary Dana Perino interviewed former White House ...

Francis Heimiller always knew he owed the mysterious American soldier his life. But for 57 years, he was never able to say thank you. This Christmas, all that has changed. Here's the story of how ...

During his initial capture in 1967, U.S. sailor Douglas Hegdhal quietly began to collect vital information, covertly communicating with fellow POWs, memorizing the names, capture dates and personal ...

PITTSFIELD — For Lenwood "Woody" Vaspra, commander of the Berkshire County Veterans Coalition, a Friday ceremony to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action wasn’t just another date on the ...

The influx of immigrants crossing our border under President Biden’s watch isn’t the first time the U.S. has hosted foreign nationals en masse. During WWII, 400,000 German soldiers made the U. S.

Nearly 80 years after a devastating fire tore through a Japanese military prison during World War II, a Defense Department agency is working to identify American prisoners of war who died in the blaze ...

To commemorate this year’s POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 19, volunteers with the non-profit Stories Behind the Stars (www.storiesbehindthestars.org) have written memorials to honor the American ...

36 Marines returned to U.S. soil together more than 70 years after their deaths. — -- Clay Bonnyman Evans knew all there was to know about his grandfather though the two had never met until that ...

World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, wretched captivity in prisoner-of-war camps and the sinking of his first POW ...

Memorial Day provides the opportunity to remember that freedom is not free. More than 80 years ago, on Oct. 24, 1944, Corporal Manuel R. Carpenter of Santa Rosa County sailed toward Japan aboard a ...