For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II.

Vincent Speranza of the 101st Airborne recalls his father’s message after Pearl Harbor, reminding his children that America cannot fail even in the darkest times.

The Marines and the Army's Wildcats were ready to storm the beaches of Peleliu and Angaur and take the fight to the entrenched Japanese forces. Nevertheless, they had to wait for almost a week before ...