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Medal of Honor: Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers

Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers Sept. 7, 2026 | By David Vergun, Pentagon News |    Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers served as an infantryman during World War I and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor more than 70 years after his heroic actions in...

Fort Leonard Wood Soldier Reflects on Enlisting After 9/11 Attacks

Fort Leonard Wood Soldier Reflects on Enlisting After 9/11 Attacks Sept. 10, 2026 | By Melissa Buckley, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office |    Inspired to act in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, a Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, soldier turned national heartbreak...

Airman Runs 2,977 Miles Honoring 9/11 Victims

Airman Runs 2,977 Miles Honoring 9/11 Victims Sept. 9, 2026 | By Airman 1st Class Nelvis Sera, Air University Public Affairs |        At Fort Rucker, Alabama, Air Force Capt. Hanna Born trains the next generation of rotary-wing aviators in the TH-1H training...

Bringing Our Fallen Home

Bringing Our Fallen Home: Having loaded “bluebarks” on military aircraft, ridden on military aircraft with transfer cases and coffins; off-loaded with great dignity those bluebarks: caskets and transfer cases, it’s comforting to know our military and...

Remembering September 11th, 2001

Remembering September 11, 2001 The Department of War honors the memories of those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. 25 Years Later 8:46 a.m. The World Trade Center North Tower American Airlines...

Medal of Honor: Army Air Forces Maj. Ralph Cheli

Medal of Honor Monday: Army Air Forces Maj. Ralph Cheli Aug. 24, 2026 | By David Vergun, Pentagon News |    Army Air Forces Maj. Ralph Cheli, a bomber pilot, was posthumously presented with the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during World War II. Cheli was...