Polk now refers to a General James H. Polk, a World War II cavalryman who became a commander of U.S. Army Europe.

FORT POLK - In a ceremony Friday at the Fort Polk Joint Readiness Training Center, the Vernon Parish Army base was ...

The unit of 855 Black women was celebrated for clearing a massive backlog of undelivered mail for American service members.

After 80 years, researchers located the bow of USS New Orleans torn off by a Japanese torpedo during a 1942 WWII naval battle ...

Thousands of people from Bosnia and around the world are gathering in Srebrenica to mark the 30th anniversary of the massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim boys and men.

The USS New Orleans was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and responded to the Japanese air attack. Later, the vessel pulled ...

A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...

Working on the Home Front, 1942–1945." exhibit features a collection of about 50 black-and-white photographs of wartime ...

The film features a speech by President Eisenhower emphasizing the importance of employing individuals with disabilities. He ...

Relatives, soldiers and airmen gather for the funeral of 1st Lt. George F. "Frankie" Wilson — a native Utahn who was killed ...

Residents near the Morgan County Fairgrounds may hear a few loud booms throughout the day on Wednesday — but those sounds are ...