Biden awards Medal of Honor to Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in Vietnam firefight

President Joe Biden has awarded the Medal of Honor to an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy — facing almost certain death.

Humboldt Park war memorial repair underway: 'It's special'

The World War I memorial in Milwaukee's Humboldt Park, which has stood since 1921, is under repair thanks to a local nonprofit and veteran mason.

Big Unit Poker Run for Fisher House Wisconsin

More than 1,000 bikers revved their engines for the 16th annual Big Unit Poker Run to benefit Fisher House Wisconsin on Sunday morning.

Big Unit Poker Run for Fisher House Wisconsin
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More than 1,000 bikers revved their engines for the 16th annual Big Unit Poker Run to benefit Fisher House Wisconsin on Sunday morning.

Top prosecutors want compensation for people sickened by US nuclear weapons testing

An estimated half a million people lived within a 150-mile radius of the Trinity Test site in southern New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945.

'St. Elmo's fire' seen in crazy Air Force video

An electrically charged sky gave U.S. Air Force pilots a rare light show while evacuating planes in Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia.

Former National Guard officer faces court-martial for assault, sexual harassment charges

A court-martial has been scheduled early next year for a New Hampshire National Guard officer who is expected to be charged with assault and sexual harassment, according to the U.S. Army.

3 Marines killed, 20 injured in Australia air crash

A Us Marine Corps aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multination training exercise.

Mother of Army private in North Korea says her son ‘has so many reasons to come home’

Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King crossed into North Korea while on a tour of a Demilitarized Zone. King was supposed to be returned to the U.S. to face military discipline after serving time in a South Korean prison on assault charges.

North Korea confirms Racine soldier entered country, asserts reason

North Korea asserted U.S. soldier Travis King, a Racine native, bolted across the heavily armed Korean border last month after being disillusioned with the inequality of American society and racial discrimination in its Army.

Racine soldier in North Korea, Sen. Baldwin responds
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North Korea has offered its first official confirmation that it detained a U.S. soldier who bolted into its country in July.

Suspect in Vanessa Guillen case gets maximum sentence

Cecily Aguilar, the only surviving suspect in the death of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, received the maximum sentence allowable under law for four federal charges she pled guilty to in November.

Menomonee Falls home finished, veteran awed by mortgage-free gift

A U.S. Army Veteran and his family got the keys to their brand new, mortgage-free Menomonee Falls home Friday, Aug. 11.

Delavan-Darien grad, Navy sailor espionage, mother encouraged him: prosecutors

The mother of a U.S. Navy sailor with Wisconsin ties who is charged with providing sensitive military information to China encouraged him to cooperate with a Chinese intelligence officer, prosecutors say.

2 US Navy sailors arrested for allegedly sharing military secrets with China: DOJ

The DOJ said 26-year-old Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, who worked at the Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, allegedly received bribes for sending sensitive US military information to a Chinese intelligence officer. A second sailor based in San Diego was also arrested.

Pentagon pulling 1,100 troops from U.S.-Mexico border mission

The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 active duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border it deployed earlier this year as the government prepared for the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic.