During the 19 months of the United States’ involvement in World War I, the federal government froze industrial workers’ wages to finance its military effort. After the war ended on ...

William Roberson, 91, is one of the few people who has to stand three times when a band plays the Armed Forces Medley, the ...

For a day, members of Villa Park’s VFW Post 2801 adopted about 50 naval recruits and hosted a Thanksgiving feast with all the ...

We live in a land of exceptional bounty, but it wasn’t always so.

As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive ...

Supply centers for the armed forces have been working for months to ensure troops have traditional Thanksgiving meals to ...

See how sugar shortages birthed NC's beloved cherry soda and other staples. Born of wartime scarcity, Cheerwine's story ...

Before he became Hickory High School’s school resource officer, Phil Sciaretta served in the Army from 2007 through 2008.

Chocolate is incredibly delicious and it also has a variety of health benefits, but is it okay to eat it even after it's past ...

Military rations might be and ongoing inside joke among our nation's service members, but it seems these thieve think they're bearable.

And in Alaska recently, MREs have found new fans: Hungry bears who broke into a storage room at Joint Base ...

[1] The Order was usually bestowed by the traditional French military ceremony of "prise d'armes". The recipient was summoned forward by rank and name, and given the insignia while being commended ...