Actors often draw inspiration from real-life role models. Denis Leary has been a fan of Gen. George Patton his whole life.

Perhaps World War II Gen. George S. Patton’s finest hour as an American war leader came during the pivotal Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, when his army relieved the surrounded 101st ...

A new book by Alex Kershaw, “Patton’s Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II,” is timely ...

Mike Gomez, who just turned 100, served with General Patton in World War II and came back home where he helped start the Central Arizona Canal Project. His secret to a long life? Companionship. "I ...

Photo: Richard B. Levine/Lev Radin/Zuma Press On Dec. 8, an exasperated Patton asked his chief chaplain, James H. O’Neill, to compose a prayer for good weather. He ordered 250,000 copies to be ...

Metcalf grew up in St. Paul and served as Gen. George Patton’s personal chaplain during World War II. He was one of two chaplains who drafted the “Weather prayer” that Patton’s troops ...

He not only had to serve the Almighty, he had to serve a man who, some say, was nearly as powerful – the irascible Gen. George Patton. “He was all kinds of an s.o.b. and he was always making ...