Military Figures

Veterans World War II Veterans Tuskegee Airmen Colonel Sonam Wangchuk Arun Khetarpal Colonel Sofiya Qureshi Aviators John Cruickshank Randy Cunningham Trooper Roy Cadman

World War II Triple Ace ‘Bud’ Anderson Laid to Rest at Arlington With Full Military Honors

The tribute linked today’s Air Force to WWII aviation heritage through paired flyovers with traditional honors.

Antonio Tejero Dies at 93 as Spain Releases Files on the Failed 1981 Coup

D-Day Veteran and Memorial Ambassador Stan Ford Dies at 100

Fernando Reinlein, UMD Officer Turned Journalist, Dies at 80

Lost 1851 Memoir Found in U.S. Archives Rewrites Life of War of 1812 Veteran Shadrach Byfield

USS Indianapolis Survivor Describes Four-Day Fight to Live After 1945 Sinking

Peter Colthup, Last Arnhem Glider Pilot, Dies at 103

WWII Pilot Morton Sher Identified and Laid to Rest in South Carolina 82 Years On

Pakistan’s Military Honors Lance Naik Muhammad Mehfooz on 54th Martyrdom Anniversary

Pakistan Honors Marium Mukhtiar on 10th Anniversary of Her Death

George E. Hardy, Youngest Tuskegee Fighter Pilot and Last Overseas Combat Pilot, Dies at 100

Household Cavalry Confirms Death of Capt. Lizzie Godwin, First Woman Commissioned to Regiment

At 100, WWII Marine Raider Frank S. Wright Receives Honorary Promotion to Sergeant

Paul Leterrier, Last Survivor of the Battle of Bir Hakeim, Dies

Donald McPherson, Last Surviving U.S. WWII Ace, Dies at 103

WWII Victoria Cross Holder John Cruickshank Dies at 105

Britain’s Oldest Second World War Veteran Donald Rose Dies at 110

Indian Army Honors ‘Lion of Naushera’ on 77th Anniversary as Biography Nears Release

Trooper Roy Cadman, Last No.3 Commando D-Day Veteran, Dies at 102

Queen Camilla Honors 85th Anniversary of Dunkirk Evacuation with Personal Tribute