Truce Signed 1953
This nameplate was used in 1953
Masthead 1995
This nameplate was used in 1995

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An elderly man in a dark blue suit and two military officers in dark blue dress uniforms hold a wreath between them as they place it on a war memorial.

Step by step, veterans advocate aims to ensure Korean War sacrifices aren’t forgotten

What began as one man’s plan to walk nearly 400 miles across South Korea grew into a monthlong remembrance that brought together veterans, students, military groups and local communities to honor those who fought in the Korean War.

A wrecked, World War II-era military propeller plane sits on the ocean floor covered in sand and barnacles.

Sunken Devastator torpedo bomber from WWII may become first of its kind in a museum

No vestige of the World War II-era Devastator torpedo bomber is found in any museum or collection anywhere in the world.

The ruins of a tsunami-damaged building sit near Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

15 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, recovery continues in a changed landscape

Nature is reclaiming abandoned buildings in the exclusion zone surrounding Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, an area that appears frozen in time 15 years after disaster struck.

A veteran with a mustache and blue shirt stands in front of a brown background.

‘Going in their honor’: Vietnam veterans to visit key battle sites for first time since war’s end

Veterans returning to Vietnam to tour battle sites in Hanoi, Da Nang, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City.

Retired Japanese barber Harumi Aketo shows off his scissors at his Tokyo home, Jan. 14, 2026.

Veteran barber closes decades-old shop on US military base in downtown Tokyo

The old scissors remain straight and sharp in the hands of 84-year-old retired barber Harumi Aketo.

Two men in military dress uniforms place a yellow and black ribbon on a large rock with a memorial plaque on it.

Memorial honors WWII soldiers torpedoed in Hawaii waters in 1942

The Hawaii Army National Guard dedicated a new memorial this week honoring the 26 guardsmen aboard a transport boat sunk by a Japanese torpedo while near Maui in January 1942.

A family consisting of a father, mother and five children group together to pose on a grass lawn, with trees in the background.

For some military families, adoption forges bonds that span borders and generations

American military families adopt at a lower rate than the overall U.S. population, but those that do find military life — particularly overseas — can shape family experiences in distinctive ways.