United States Army

Over 80 years ago, Walter Morris created the 555th Airborne Platoon, also known as the “Triple Nickles.” There is an exhibit about them at a museum on Fort Liberty - formerly known as Fort Bragg. There’s another exhibit at a Fayetteville Museum that will soon serve as one of 50 markers on the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail.

Civil rights activists and community leaders will celebrate the 158th anniversary of the 135th U.S Army Colored Infantry regiment, which was part of the Union Army formed in Goldsboro in 1865.

Of the nine Army bases the government plans to rename, Fort Bragg is the only one that won't carry the name of a person.

Starting in at least the 1920s, the U.S. Army recruited soldiers to test the effects of dangerous and powerful chemicals. In response to a lawsuit…

Starting in at least the 1920s, the U.S. Army recruited soldiers to test the effects of dangerous and powerful chemicals. In response to a lawsuit…

Note: This is a rebroadcast from earlier this year.The American military permits people to serve regardless of sexual orientation, but there are still…

Note: This is a rebroadcast from earlier this year.The American military permits people to serve regardless of sexual orientation, but there are still…

The American military permits people to serve regardless of sexual orientation, but there are still policies precluding military service based on gender…

The American military permits people to serve regardless of sexual orientation, but there are still policies precluding military service based on gender…

The discipline of military service, as it does for many young men, changed John Blackjack’s life."He was a wild child with us," said Roseanne Wray, whose…