The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S. during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops ...

The remains of a United States soldier who served his country during the Korean War will soon be back to his home in the Bay State. Pfc. Joseph R. Travers, a Taunton native, was reported missing ...

The monarch has "ways to demonstrate his support for Canadian sovereignty" after Donald Trump's threats, a historian said.

An 'unknown' First World War soldier from Lanarkshire was "proudly remembered" as his grave was identified and rededicated during a service in Belgium more than a century after he died for his ...

They were exhumed in 2022 and identified as Crossland’s using science that didn’t exist in World War II. Crossland is buried at Fort Jackson National Cemetery near his brother, who also served ...

As King Charles battles on with his cancer diagnosis, it is said the reigning monarch has adopted one of Prince Philip's most defining traits - his no-nonsense attitude. A man of action rather ...

Wounded in action May 5, 1864. In hosp. Dec. 1, 1864. No record of Exp[iration of service].” U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 identifies Ford’s suffering a battlefield wound on ...

North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to Russia, adding to 11,000 already deployed, South Korea's military said. About 4,000 North Korean troops have been killed or injured while supporting ...

The experiences of soldiers who became prisoners in the Far East during World War Two are the subject of a new museum exhibition. Surviving the Railway at King's Lynn Town Hall, external features ...

A Russian mother who lost her son in the Ukraine war was given a meat grinder by officials in Murmansk, sparking criticism for its perceived insensitivity. The gift was part of a campaign by ...

Goodenough, a former soldier, was awarded the Nobel Prize for ... random-access memory used in today's computers. During World War II, Goodenough joined the Army Air Force, training as a ...

or had sustained injuries earlier in the war. One source told the ASTRA independent media outlet that those held in the camp included people "without fingers", elderly men, and soldiers "on ...