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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. “Papa Jake” Larson, 101-year-old veteran who served valiantly during World War II.
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Disney honors 101-year-old WWII Army veteran during his first visit

By Team Mighty

NEW YORK - MARCH 11: Game show host Chuck Woolery appears at a programming event at the W Hotel March 11, 2003 in New York City. Game Show Network advertisers had the opportunity to play the game Lingo as hosted by Chuck Woolery. (Photo by Game Show Network via Getty Images)
Entertainment

Chuck Woolery, game show icon and Navy veteran dies at 83

By Joel Searls

Billionaire Donald J. Hall, former Chairman of Hallmark Cards and US Army veteran, dies at 96
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Billionaire Donald J. Hall, former Chairman of Hallmark Cards and US Army veteran, dies at 96

By Joel Searls

Dennis Franz at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California (Photo by Chris Weeks/WireImage)
Entertainment

Dennis Franz, NYPD Blue actor and Army airborne Vietnam Veteran, turns 80

By Joel Searls

Actors Veronica Cartwright and Sigourney Weaver in a scene from the movie 'Alien', 1979. (Photo by Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Gordon Carroll, producer of ‘Alien’ films, was also an Army veteran

By Joel Searls

Bill Allen honored at the Grand Ole Opry on stage
History

99-year-old WWII veteran honored at Grand Ole Opry’s 99th birthday celebration

By Kait Hanson

WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA - OCTOBER 18: A NIKE football is seen on the field in the game between the Oregon Ducks and the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on October 18, 2024 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
History

Nike was co-founded by these two Army veterans

By Joel Searls

Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr. passes away at 107
History

Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr. passes away at 107

By Miguel Ortiz

50 years ago, he saved a team in Vietnam. Now, he’s trying to find them.
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50 years ago, he saved a team in Vietnam. Now, he’s trying to find them.

By Elaine Brye

The third Delta sniper you didn’t see in ‘Black Hawk Down’
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The third Delta sniper you didn’t see in ‘Black Hawk Down’

By Miguel Ortiz

Jimmy Carter delivers his Fireside Chat from the library in the White House. ca. 1 February 1978. (Photo by: Hum Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Military News

Happy 100th birthday, Jimmy Carter! President, humanitarian and US Navy veteran

By Joel Searls

AUSTIN, TX - JULY 04: Kris Kristofferson performs in concert during Willie Nelson's 42nd Annual 4th of July Picnic at Austin360 Amphitheater on July 4, 2015 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Country superstar and Army Ranger Kris Kristofferson dies at 88

By Kait Hanson

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 26: Tom Skerritt speaks at a panel during the C2E2 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place on April 26, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)
Entertainment

91-year-old Hollywood legend Tom Skerritt is a USAF veteran

By Joel Searls

NASHVILLE, TN - FEBRUARY 28: Musician Tommy Cash attends the Johnny Cash Birthday Celebration 2014 at The Johnny Cash Museum on February 28, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Tommy Cash: Army veteran, country singer and brother of Johnny Cash, dies at 84

By Joel Searls

Wish You Were Here, 48” x 60”, oil on canvas, 2024. Photo courtesy Mitchel Coffman.
History

Honoring the warfighter’s perspective in art          

By Mitchel Coffman

A collage of famous golfer chi chi rodriguez
Entertainment

Before ‘Chi-Chi’ Rodriguez was a golf legend, he served in the U.S. Army

By Joel Searls

This firetruck was the first to respond to the Pentagon on 9/11
History

This firetruck was the first to respond to the Pentagon on 9/11

By Miguel Ortiz

James Earl Jones, legendary Hollywood actor, Broadway Star and Army Veteran, passes away at 93
Entertainment

James Earl Jones, legendary Hollywood actor, Broadway Star and Army Veteran, passes away at 93

By Joel Searls

Lucille Ball (1911-1989), US comedian and actress, holding eyeglasses and script, circa 1960. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Entertainment

How Lucille Ball exposed a WWII Japanese spy plot with her dental fillings

By Joel Searls

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: General views of the 'Dune: Part Two' skyscraper billboard campaign at Hollywood & Highland on February 27, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Entertainment

WWII Veteran Frank Herbert broke new ground in science fiction with the ‘Dune’ books

By Joel Searls