American D-Day pilot missing for 70-plus years buried in Normandy

A U.S. Army Air Corps pilot who had been deemed unrecoverable decades ago after being shot down on D-Day was laid to rest this weekend at the Normandy American Cemetery in France.

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Date set to honor WWII Medal of Honor recipient at Capitol

Hershel W. "Woody" Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, will lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin said.

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Retired Rear Adm. Mark D. Guadagnini, former director of Maritime Headquarters in US Fleet Forces Command, dies at 64

Retired Rear Adm. Mark D. Guadagnini, a naval aviator who climbed the ranks until he held one of the highest posts in the Navy, died June 11, according to his obituary, with the cause suspected of being a heart attack.

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What to know about James Webb, veteran and namesake of NASA’s telescope

Much of the world has been captivated this week by the images released from NASA’s James Webb Telescope, which have given us a glimpse into the deepest reaches of the universe.

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Army veteran charged in 1982 rape and murder of 5-year-old girl in California

Robert Lanoue, 70, of Reno was charged last week with one count of first-degree murder with special circumstance allegations that he killed Anne Pham while committing kidnapping and a lewd act on a child younger than 14.

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As Massachusetts Marine killed in Afghanistan honored, call for mental health support builds

Organized by Salem State University in Massachusetts, the service honored Marine Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, who was killed in the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021.

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World War I veteran buried in 1987 without military honors receives recognition for her service

Marie Garrow Moss became one of 223 women recruited to the U.S. Army Signal Corps to operate the military’s telephone switchboards during World War I.

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'This guy saved me': After 50 years, two Vietnam veterans reunite in Wisconsin

Two Vietnam War veterans renewed their friendship as one of them, Terry Shepardson, finally came to terms with a terrifying day in 1970 when an explosion burned 40% of his body.

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Probable cause of Snodgrass crash: pilot error

A report by the National Transportation Safety Board released Thursday concluded that the probable cause of a single-engine plane crash that killed the legendary Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot, Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass, last July, was pilot error.

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WWII veteran honored during her 100th birthday celebration

Joyce Edith Wagner Weaver was honored during her birthday celebration in Pennsauken, N.J., Saturday afternoon — not just for turning 100 years old but for also helping to pave the way for women after her.

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Joseph Goulet, D-Day veteran, dies on Fourth of July at 99

Joseph Raymond Goulet, a veteran who landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France on D-Day, has died. The New Hampshire resident died on July 4. He was 99.

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