The U.S. Army was not fully integrated until 1948. Only about 6,500 of the 140,000 women who served in the WAC during World War II were Black, according to the Department of Defense.

Army veteran Joseph Drake holds his Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday, June 26, 2025, during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol that honored Rangers who served in World War II.

Hollis Stabler served in WWII. Coming from Siouxland, he was one of over 7,000 men who volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army ...

Joseph Drake, 100, of Hawley, is one of five surviving U.S. Army Rangers who served in World War II. He received a Congressional Gold Medal recently.

World War II veterans Gerald Baker of Kearney and Jack Northrop of Clay Center received medals as part of a statewide ...

<p>HAWLEY — At 100 years old, World War II veteran Sgt. Joseph Drake of Hawley is a living testament to courage and sacrifice, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. said this week.</p> ...

Those are the humble words of Pfc. John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from World War II were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday honored U.S. Army Rangers who served in World War II. A Congressional Gold Medal ceremony was scheduled for Thursday at 11 a.m. at the U ...