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

Harris was among the last surviving members of the historic 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, nicknamed the Triple Nickles.

De Jarnette was killed on April 8, 1944, while serving as the pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber with the 732nd Bombardment Squadron.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Saturday the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed.

Sgt. Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black ...

Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute ...

US president Donald Trump has paused all military aid to Ukraine following a fiery clash with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky last week, deepening the fissure that has opened between ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has paused all military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week, a White House official said Monday. "[The] president ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told President Trump on Tuesday that the time had come to “make things right” after the US paused all military aid to Ukraine, but stopped short of ...

The United States has provided $65.9 billion in military support to Ukraine since Russia's February 2022 invasion but further contributions hang in the balance after Donald Trump ordered a pause ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The suspension of U.S. military aid to Ukraine by the Trump administration doesn’t mean Ukraine’s ...

Donald Trump is unpredictable and his unpredictability came to the fore on Monday (March 3) when he hit pause on all US military aid to Ukraine, just days after his showdown with Ukrainian President ...