Charles Hopkins aided escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad and survived a notorious POW camp. He was one of nine ...

Nearly 100 years after the Civil War began, its last surviving veteran, Albert Woolson, passed away in Duluth, at age 106.

"The controversy surrounding the Civil War Monument has become a symbol of Coloradans’ struggle to understand and take ...

In September of last year, Joseph Chedester was buried with full military honors after his cremated remains were discovered ...

In our Veterans Day special, we tell the stories of emotional reunions, continuing traditions and finding new hope.

80 years after their victory in Europe and the Pacific, heroes share stories of the friendships they made and the memories ...

What do displays of national pride mean when they are no longer accompanied by the mass shared grief that gave rise to them?

Prosthetic specialists at Hanger Clinic in Columbia say they help veterans realize life is different, but it's not over.

For the second half of the 20th century, World War II veterans were as ubiquitous as dandelions in spring. No one called them The Greatest Generation back then; they were simply the backbone of every ...

The federal government shutdown and bitterly cold winds did their best to upend the American Red Cross' annual Veterans Day ...

California’s early taxes were disproportionate to population and wealth, and in 1870 the state created the State Board of ...

Then-Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do directed taxpayer dollars to a nonprofit to build the memorial. They later returned ...