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Meet The Army Helicopter Pilot Who Re-Supplied Thousands Of Hippies At Woodstock Meet The Army Helicopter Pilot Who Re-Supplied Thousands Of Hippies At Woodstock

Jim Webb As Trump’s Defense Secretary Would Be A Nightmare For Both Jim Webb As Trump’s Defense Secretary Would Be A Nightmare For Both

‘The Many Faces of War’ Isn’t A Comfortable Book, But It’s A Damn Good One ‘The Many Faces of War’ Isn’t A Comfortable Book, But It’s A Damn Good One

The Hero WWII Paratrooper Who Once Tricked 15,000 Germans Into Surrendering Has Died The Hero WWII Paratrooper Who Once Tricked 15,000 Germans Into Surrendering Has Died

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‘I’m Worried Nobody Will Come’ — Daughter Of WWII Hero Asks Vets To Celebrate Her Late Father’s Life ‘I’m Worried Nobody Will Come’ — Daughter Of WWII Hero Asks Vets To Celebrate Her Late Father’s Life

Army Charges Green Beret With Murder For Killing Suspected Taliban Bomb-Maker In 2010 Army Charges Green Beret With Murder For Killing Suspected Taliban Bomb-Maker In 2010

‘He Was A Warrior’ — Watch Airmen Hold An Emotional Viking Funeral For Fallen Combat Controller Dylan Elchin ‘He Was A Warrior’ — Watch Airmen Hold An Emotional Viking Funeral For Fallen Combat Controller Dylan Elchin

Medal Of Honor Recipient Florent Groberg On How His Men Tried To Prank Him As A New Lieutenant Medal Of Honor Recipient Florent Groberg On How His Men Tried To Prank Him As A New Lieutenant

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Paul Bremer, A Foil For Iraq War F*ckups, Has Suddenly Become A Favorite Internet Meme Paul Bremer, A Foil For Iraq War F*ckups, Has Suddenly Become A Favorite Internet Meme

101-Year-Old WWII Veteran Credits His Longevity To Drinking Coors Light Every Day 101-Year-Old WWII Veteran Credits His Longevity To Drinking Coors Light Every Day

This 94-Year-Old WWII Vet Is Finally Getting His Dying Wish: His Purple Heart This 94-Year-Old WWII Vet Is Finally Getting His Dying Wish: His Purple Heart

For The First Time In Years, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Won’t Have Any USS Arizona Survivors For The First Time In Years, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Won’t Have Any USS Arizona Survivors

What America’s Wars Revealed About Their Commanders-In-Chief What America’s Wars Revealed About Their Commanders-In-Chief

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The Extended Trailer For Peter Jackson’s New World War I Documentary Is Epic The Extended Trailer For Peter Jackson’s New World War I Documentary Is Epic

Man Gets Jail Time For Lying About Being Vietnam War Vet, Defrauding VA Out Of Nearly $200,000 Man Gets Jail Time For Lying About Being Vietnam War Vet, Defrauding VA Out Of Nearly $200,000

Manila Massacred: Remembering One of the Pacific War’s Nastiest Battles Manila Massacred: Remembering One of the Pacific War’s Nastiest Battles

Army Plans To Charge Green Beret For Alleged Murder Of Taliban Bomb-Maker, Attorney Says Army Plans To Charge Green Beret For Alleged Murder Of Taliban Bomb-Maker, Attorney Says

One D-Day’s Veteran’s Dying Wish: To Finally Receive His Purple Heart One D-Day’s Veteran’s Dying Wish: To Finally Receive His Purple Heart

Even The Romans Were Better At Doing Counterinsurgency Than We Are Even The Romans Were Better At Doing Counterinsurgency Than We Are

Stan Lee, Marvel Comics Legend And World War II Veteran, Has Died At 95 Stan Lee, Marvel Comics Legend And World War II Veteran, Has Died At 95

Army Adopts World War II ‘Pink And Greens’ Uniform For All Soldiers Army Adopts World War II ‘Pink And Greens’ Uniform For All Soldiers

‘You know the sacrifice now’ — 2 post-9/11 Medal of Honor recipients on the importance of war stories ‘You know the sacrifice now’ — 2 post-9/11 Medal of Honor recipients on the importance of war stories

On A CIA Mission In Laos This Airman Held Off An Assault For Hours With Just A Radio And An M-16 On A CIA Mission In Laos This Airman Held Off An Assault For Hours With Just A Radio And An M-16

WWII Veteran’s Grandson Allegedly Drained $600,000 From His Accounts As He Lay Dying WWII Veteran’s Grandson Allegedly Drained $600,000 From His Accounts As He Lay Dying

California School District Refuses To Give Vietnam Veteran His Diploma After 50 Years California School District Refuses To Give Vietnam Veteran His Diploma After 50 Years

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My Son Was Killed In Iraq. I Found Closure With The Marines Who Were With Him When He Died My Son Was Killed In Iraq. I Found Closure With The Marines Who Were With Him When He Died

Norwegian Commando Who Led Daring Raid To Thwart Nazi Atomic Program Dead At 99 Norwegian Commando Who Led Daring Raid To Thwart Nazi Atomic Program Dead At 99

The Army Tried To Bury A Critical Report On All Its Failings In The Iraq War The Army Tried To Bury A Critical Report On All Its Failings In The Iraq War

Remembering The 2 Army Rangers Who Were The First Combat-Related Deaths Of The Afghan War Remembering The 2 Army Rangers Who Were The First Combat-Related Deaths Of The Afghan War

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The CIA had a top-secret manual to help U-2 pilots avoid crapping their pants at 70,000 feet The CIA had a top-secret manual to help U-2 pilots avoid crapping their pants at 70,000 feet

Eisenhower On ‘Leading From Within’ And The Art Of Collaborative Leadership Eisenhower On ‘Leading From Within’ And The Art Of Collaborative Leadership

New Graphic Novel Series Recounts The Heroics Of Legendary Army Medal Of Honor Recipients New Graphic Novel Series Recounts The Heroics Of Legendary Army Medal Of Honor Recipients

Heroic Vietnam Veteran Receives Medal Of Honor For Saving More Than 20 Marines Heroic Vietnam Veteran Receives Medal Of Honor For Saving More Than 20 Marines

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