Anyone aiming to understand folk musician Pete Seeger and his undying belief that music can make the world a better place should read this Inquirer essay from 1998.

One of the great historical challenges of all armies throughout history has been to treat their dead with dignity. The Spanish ancestor of the 'boonie hat', the wide-brimmed hat worn by soldiers ...

What makes antiquing at La Grange Park Antique Mall particularly enjoyable is the treasure hunt aspect. Unlike contemporary retail where inventory is predictable and systematically arranged, here the ...

Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

When Royal Australian Air Force Chaplain Haydn Lea spotted four World War II medals at an auction in Perth late last year, his interest was piqued. "There were four original medals," he told Mark ...

For 250 years, the US Army has adapted as a living organization composed of operating units and institutional organizations ...

War medals awarded to British battlefield heroes could be permanently displayed...in Australia. The previously unthinkable move comes after the Imperial War Museum [IWM] said it was closing The ...

A new bill aims to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the African Americans who fought for the Union in the Civil War. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. The medals were found behind a medical centre in Goggs Street late last year. These war medals were found behind a medical centre in Goggs Street in ...

We’ll start with Civil War, since it was first. Written by Mark Millar with art by Steve McNiven, Civil War kicked off with a literal bang, as the New Warriors, a group of has-been youmg heroes ...