An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...

He was a member of a segregated unit in the Pacific Northwest that fought forest fires set off by Japanese balloon bombs.

The United States is sending military personnel to its ally Thailand and monetary assistance to Myanmar to help the neighboring countries recover from a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that ...

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in the throes of a prolonged civil war, which is already responsible for a humanitarian crisis. It makes movement around the country both difficult and dangerous ...

Follow live updates after a A huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake has rocked Myanmar causing homes to shake and collapse in ...

a former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier who founded the Free Burma Rangers, a private aid organization. Eubank told the AP that in the area he was operating in, most villages have already been ...

a former U.S. Special Forces soldier who founded the Free Burma Rangers, a humanitarian aid organization that has provided assistance to both combatants and civilians in Myanmar since the 1990s.

four brothers who served in World War II. Two of the brothers died in combat while another was captured by the Japanese in Burma and was presumed dead until his POW camp was liberated. The fourth ...

Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right. Gauri Gupta, 17, documents a refuge for young dreamers in a Mumbai slum. By The ...