Military
Army Wants A Harder-Hitting Pistol
The U.S. Army is moving forward to replace the Cold War-era M9 9mm pistol with a more powerful handgun that also meets the needs of the other services. As the lead agent for small arms, the Army will hold an industry day July 29 to talk to gun makers about the joint, Modular Handgun System…
Read MoreYou Sunk My Battleship
A bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) firing its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns off the starboard side during a fire power demonstration.
Read MoreOne More Gone
Cpl. Jack Schlegel, the highly decorated paratrooper who once had a drink with WWII Gen. George Patton, and survived capture by the Germans four times, has died at the age of 90 — just five days after visiting Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day. “As much as it hurts to lose my dad I…
Read MoreNormandy: A Hero Returns
LtCol Oliver North and the Frontlines team joined 94-year-old Perozzi on what is likely to be his last journey back to the site of the D-Day invasion.
Read More93-Year-Old WWII Vet To Parachute Into Normandy — Again
On a winding road, past a stand of sycamores outside his Ohio home, CBS News found Jim Martin, 70 years after his first trip to France. Jim was one of the first Americans in combat in Europe. “They called us the tip of the spear,” he says. Jim was a private in the 101st Airborne,…
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