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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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
