A day after celebrating his birthday and the birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, 88-year-old Richard Hotchkiss was among ...

To appreciate the act of offering comfort for the victims of war, there are few better sources of inspiration than Walt ...

Known as “Dead Duck,” a Wyoming Territory soldier was killed in an ambush by Indians during the Fetterman Fight in 1866, and ...

Veterans Day, Nov. 11, started in 1918 and was originally known as Armistice Day to celebrate those who fought in World War I ...

On Oct. 26, 2024, a group of veterans, reporters, and onlookers gathered in Section 19 of Mound Cemetery to honor Civil War ...

A soldier—a boy often as young as 16—also carried a foot-square, waterproof canvas haversack with three days’ rations; a three-pint canteen (plus apples, blackberries, and other forage); and ...

Inspired by his great-uncle who died during the Second World War, Al Cameron is sharing stories of other veterans ...

Lt Glover took Myrtle "the parachick" into battle inside his haversack, but only remembered after a lull in fighting. "Very sadly there was bullet holes through the sack and of course Myrtle was ...

For the Volunteers, this involved a standard tunic with rolled collar, dark green shoulder straps and pointed cuffs, brown leather bandolier and white canvas haversack. However, uniform was not ...

"And just at that moment in walked Harold Wilson with his haversack and pipe, and went to look at the bookshelf. "So I said to this chap, 'Don't fool about with backbench MPs, why don't we go ...

After alighting at Dadar station around 5:32 pm, he realised that he had left his haversack on the train. It contained his ...