Lafayette Escadrille

A full year before the United States entered World War I—and two years before it sent its own planes into combat—a small group of well-heeled, well-educated idealistic young Americans were already in France eager to fight.

The First USS Laffey Sinks at Guadalcanal: November 13, 1942

On 13 November 1942, the first USS Laffey (DD-459) was sunk by the Japanese during the naval battle of Guadalcanal, less than a year after being commissioned.

Vietnam Pinning Ceremony – April 4, 2020

VFW Post 12196 Charter Ceremony

All In the Same Boat

WASHINGTON - On July 4, 246 years ago, the Second Continental Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, but it ...

Veterans Organizations Comment on Halt to VA's Asset and Infrastructure Review Process

MORE INFO