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By Corey Adwar Jul 2, 2015

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UNSUNG HEROES: This EOD Technician Received The Distinguished Service Cross For Extraordinary Valor And Selflessness

When Staff Sgt. Jeffery Dawson joined an assault force to kill or capture a high-value Taliban leader in Kandahar, Afghanistan,...

By Corey Adwar Jun 30, 2015

Community

Eritrea Is The Worst Place In The World To Serve In The Military

This month, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea released a 500-page report detailing “systematic, widespread...

By Corey Adwar Jun 25, 2015

Unsung Heroes

UNSUNG HEROES: The Air Force Technician Who Rescued 3 French Airmen From Flaming Wreckage

Staff Sgt. Greggory Swarz wasn’t close enough to see the Greek F-16 crash at Los Llanos Air Base in Spain,...

By Corey Adwar Jun 19, 2015

Family & Relationships

Meet The Father And Daughter Working Together As Air Force Military Training Instructors

Air Force Staff Sgt. Amanda MacFarlane didn’t just follow in the footsteps of her father, Tech Sgt. James MacKay, she...

By Corey Adwar Jun 18, 2015

Unsung Heroes

UNSUNG HEROES: The Soldier Who Destroyed An Enemy Mortar Position With A Jammed M-16

The March 23, 2003, ambush of 507th Maintenance Company in Nasiriyah, Iraq, was both a military and public relations disaster....

By Corey Adwar Jun 15, 2015

Community

The Heartbreaking Story Of How Retired Military Working Dogs Are Being Denied Health Care

For eight years, a Marine named Baddy personally protected the president, sniffing meticulously for bombs on 25 domestic and international...

By Corey Adwar Jun 11, 2015

Unsung Heroes

UNSUNG HEROES: The Guardsman Who Died Saving An Afghan Child From Harm

Spc. Dennis Weichel, Jr., 29, was less than a month into his March 2012 deployment to Afghanistan when he and...

By Corey Adwar Jun 4, 2015

Unsung Heroes

UNSUNG HEROES: The Guardsman Who Gave His Life For His Children On Memorial Day

In a moment of downtime during his 2004–2005 deployment, Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Ros asked his friend why he was...

By Corey Adwar May 29, 2015

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6 Badass Lines From Patton’s Famously Vulgar Speech

Seventy-one years ago this week, U.S. Army General George S. Patton, Jr. delivered what is considered one of the most...

By Corey Adwar May 27, 2015

News

10 Photos From Fleet Week In New York City

Nearly 1,500 Navy sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen descended upon New York City from May 20 through 26, filling the...

By Corey Adwar May 21, 2015

Unsung Heroes

The Pararescueman Who Saved 19 Lives Under Enemy Fire

When it comes to rescuing soldiers and civilians from the air, Senior Master Sgt. Christopher “Doug” Widener has seen it...

By Corey Adwar May 20, 2015

News

5 Ways Climate Change Will Impact The US Military

Amid the celebratory mood of the Coast Guard Academy’s commencement ceremony May 20, President Obama told cadets in his keynote...

By Corey Adwar May 20, 2015

News

See What Medal Of Honor Recipient Ryan Pitts Told Graduating Students During A Commencement Speech

The most challenging and tragic day of Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts’ life began at 4:30 a.m. on July 13,...

By Corey Adwar May 14, 2015

Unsung Heroes

UNSUNG HEROES: The Marine Who Lost A Leg In Iraq And Became A Georgia State Trooper

Stephen M. Smith’s application to the Georgia State Patrol last year came with the stipulation that no one would go...

By Corey Adwar May 7, 2015

Unsung Heroes

UNSUNG HEROES: The Lance Corporal (Now Turned Sheriff) Who Carried 7 Marines Out Of A Deadly Ambush

Exactly 10 years ago today, 32-year-old Marine Corps Reserve Lance Cpl. Todd Corbin hopped into the driver’s seat of a...

By Corey Adwar Apr 28, 2015

News

Watch This Vietnam Veteran React To The Riots In Baltimore

Amid severe rioting in Baltimore Monday night over the death of 25-year-old black resident Freddie Gray in police custody, one...

By Corey Adwar Apr 24, 2015

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5 Offenders Who Received Creative Punishments For Stolen Valor

Nowadays, individuals accused of falsely claiming to have served in the military or received military decorations are easily and swiftly...

By Corey Adwar Apr 23, 2015

Unsung Heroes

UNSUNG HEROES: The Soldier And His Sons Who Saved A Teenage Car Accident Victim

Col. John D. Kline presents Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mike Carman with an Army Commendation Medal.Photo by Sgt. William Begley...

By Corey Adwar Apr 17, 2015

History

10 Extraordinary Quotes About War From Ernie Pyle

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ernie Pyle spent his last years embedded with troops in Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Japanese-held islands...

By Corey Adwar Apr 16, 2015

Unsung Heroes

UNSUNG HEROES: This Navy SEAL Kept Fighting After Getting Shot 27 Times

When Chief Petty Officer Douglas “Mike” Day first entered a tiny room in a raid on high-level al Qaeda militants...

By Corey Adwar Apr 13, 2015

History

The Bold Civil War Raid That Led To The First-Ever Medal Of Honor

Exactly 153 years ago, a band of Union soldiers and two civilians launched an audacious raid to strike deep into...

By Corey Adwar Apr 10, 2015

News

A WWII Vet Helped 2 Children Fall In Love With History Aboard A Retired Navy Ship

Until recently, the closest twins Carter and Jack Hanson ever got to experiencing World War II naval history were the...

By Corey Adwar Apr 7, 2015

Entertainment

Meet The Iraq War Vet Winning Hearts On Dancing With The Stars

Three months into Army Spc. Noah Galloway’s second deployment to Iraq, a sudden explosion threw his 9,000-pound armored humvee into...

By Corey Adwar Apr 2, 2015

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UNSUNG HEROES: This Airman Exposed Himself To Extreme Enemy Fire To Protect Wounded Comrades

When Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz saw two soldiers fall wounded amid a withering crossfire of enemy bullets and grenades in...

By Corey Adwar Mar 19, 2015

Community

UNSUNG HEROES: The Sailor Who Died A Hero After Base Failures Let Someone Through The Gate

When a dangerous intruder entered the grounds of Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia nearly a year ago, civilian police officers on...

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