JULY 28, 2026 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recognized 50 U.S. service members — including for the first time, Marine Corps personnel — with the Mexican Border Defense Medal. "From Day 1, operationally, this department, this building, these services rushed, surged down to the border to stop the invasion of our southern border, which is truly what it was," Hegseth … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Tanouye
JULY 27, 2026 - Army Tech. Sgt. Ted Takayuki Tanouye posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in western Italy during World War II. Tanouye was born to Nikuma and Momoye Tanouye Nov. 14, 1919, in Torrance, California. He was the eldest of six children. He graduated from Torrance High School in 1938, where he played on the football team and excelled … [Read more...]
Guard Helps Return WWII Plane Section from Papua New Guinea
JULY 27, 2026 – The Wisconsin National Guard has helped return a recovered section of a P-38 Lightning aircraft more than 80 years after Wisconsin native and World War II fighter ace Maj. Richard I. Bong flew combat missions over Papua New Guinea in the plane. Members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard transported the recovered aircraft section of the plane, which Bong … [Read more...]
Medical Team Integrates Aboard the USS Essex
JULY 27, 2026 - In a historic medical first, a multiservice, multinational team of American and Canadian military medical professionals successfully delivered seamless, life-saving trauma care afloat. Operating aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, this newly forged coalition of doctors, nurses, medics and combined operating … [Read more...]
Boys Nation Delegates Visit Pentagon
JULY 27, 2026 - Just months ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, about 100 high school students from the American Legion Boys Nation program visited the Pentagon July 21. The trip included laying a wreath at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial before touring the building and hearing remarks on service, character and the responsibilities of … [Read more...]