Pictures express something that words sometimes miss. If you love history then you have to see the most iconic and moving photographs from World War II.

Hundreds of senior veterans showed what real soldiers are still made of at this year's National Veterans Golden Age Games held in Detroit. Over 900 veterans took part in the games' 30th year.

Charles Kettles is 86 years old now, but he remembers the events that took place on May 15, 1967 near the Tra Cau River in Vietnam very vividly.

It can all be a beautifully patriotic sight, but for some Saco, Maine veterans, seeing Old Glory on their local lampposts has them in protest. Their issue is with the fact that city banners were hung above the American flag, a violation of flag code.

The year was 1968. It was January 21 and the beginning of the Vietnamese New Year, or Tet. The place: the Marine forward air base at Khe Sanh in the extreme northwest of Quang Tri Province, the northernmost province in what was then the Republic of South Vietnam. A 77-day siege was about to kick off.

The Sterling Heights apartment complex in Greeley, Colo. has issued an apology to tenant Samuel Adams for asking him to remove the American flag he had displayed on his balcony. Adams received a deluge of support after posting a video of the original incident online.

After an RPG became lodges in Pvt. Channing Moss' torso, his fellow soldiers and a dedicated team of medics worked to save his life. Their story reveals the character of those who serve and exemplifies what our military does on a daily basis in combat.

War is hell. Those who have experienced it know this better than anyone else. The video for Five Finger Death Punch's "Wrong Side Of Heaven" is a powerful evocation of the paradox that many veterans face.

Not much is known about Serina Vine, the 91-year-old U.S. Navy, WWII veteran who died in the Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Center in Washington, D.C. on May 21st of this year, but hundreds came to show support at her funeral.

These photos show the softer side of military dads.