Some 70 years ago, Vern Johnson was on the USS Helena when it was struck by Japanese torpedoes in a place called Kula Gulf, sinking the ship and killing more than 100 men. “There was a boom and there ...

KEYPORT, Wash. — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Helena (SSN 725) crew held a decommissioning ceremony July 25 at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington. The ceremony ...

What was once used to secure a U.S. Navy cruiser during combat is now permanently anchored at one of Helena’s favorite gathering spots. The seven-ton anchor at Anchor Park near Lewis & Clark Library ...

A Military Minute in History is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung ...