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Profiles, explainers, and other stories that dig into military history.

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6 Badass Lines From Patton’s Famously Vulgar Speech
World War II

6 Badass Lines From Patton’s Famously Vulgar Speech

By Corey Adwar

Posted on May 29, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Scout Who Swam Through A River And Cut Through An Electric Fence
Iraq War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Scout Who Swam Through A River And Cut Through An Electric Fence

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

Posted on May 28, 2015

How I Am Teaching My Children The Meaning Of Memorial Day
History

How I Am Teaching My Children The Meaning Of Memorial Day

By Michelle Villarreal Zook

Posted on May 23, 2015

The Pararescueman Who Saved 19 Lives Under Enemy Fire
Afghanistan War

The Pararescueman Who Saved 19 Lives Under Enemy Fire

By Corey Adwar

Posted on May 21, 2015

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

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

By Corey Adwar

Posted on May 20, 2015

The Heartbreaking Story Behind The Dustoff 7-3 Rescues In Afghanistan
Afghanistan War

The Heartbreaking Story Behind The Dustoff 7-3 Rescues In Afghanistan

By Erik Sabiston

Posted on May 19, 2015

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

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

By Corey Adwar

Posted on May 14, 2015

How One Night Of Drinking Led To One Of History’s Greatest Command Teams
History

How One Night Of Drinking Led To One Of History’s Greatest Command Teams

By Crispin Burke

Posted on May 12, 2015

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

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

By Corey Adwar

Posted on May 7, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Medic Overcame Gunfire And A Broken Leg To Save 14 Soldiers
Afghanistan War

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Medic Overcame Gunfire And A Broken Leg To Save 14 Soldiers

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

Posted on Apr 30, 2015

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

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

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Apr 23, 2015

10 Extraordinary Quotes About War From Ernie Pyle
World War II

10 Extraordinary Quotes About War From Ernie Pyle

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Apr 18, 2015

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

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

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Apr 16, 2015

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

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

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Apr 13, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The World War II Chaplain Who Survived The Bataan Death March
World War II

UNSUNG HEROES: The World War II Chaplain Who Survived The Bataan Death March

By Jason Nulton

Posted on Apr 9, 2015

Watch American Soldiers Get Attacked By The Taliban, Keep Grilling Steaks
Afghanistan War

Watch American Soldiers Get Attacked By The Taliban, Keep Grilling Steaks

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Apr 8, 2015

Winston Churchill Gave One Of The Most Poignant Quotes Ever About Warfare
World War II

Winston Churchill Gave One Of The Most Poignant Quotes Ever About Warfare

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Apr 7, 2015

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

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

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Apr 2, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Reservist Saved A Crowd From A Suicide Bomber
Afghanistan War

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Reservist Saved A Crowd From A Suicide Bomber

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

Posted on Mar 26, 2015

A Curious Dog Unearths Korean War Veteran’s Purple Heart
Korean War

A Curious Dog Unearths Korean War Veteran’s Purple Heart

By James Clark

Posted on Mar 24, 2015

How I Learned To Heal After Losing My Husband In Afghanistan
Afghanistan War

How I Learned To Heal After Losing My Husband In Afghanistan

By Nicki Bunting

Posted on Mar 18, 2015

‘Beyond The Call’ Captures An Airman’s Heroic Covert Mission To Rescue POWs During WWII
World War II

‘Beyond The Call’ Captures An Airman’s Heroic Covert Mission To Rescue POWs During WWII

By Jason Nulton

Posted on Mar 16, 2015

The Hard Calculus Of Immorality And Conflict
World War II

The Hard Calculus Of Immorality And Conflict

By Carl Forsling

Posted on Mar 12, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: This Marine Singlehandedly Cleared An Enemy Trench During The Invasion Of Iraq
Iraq War

UNSUNG HEROES: This Marine Singlehandedly Cleared An Enemy Trench During The Invasion Of Iraq

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Mar 5, 2015

Here’s What A Journalist Reported From A Crowded Landing Craft Hours Before D-Day
World War II

Here’s What A Journalist Reported From A Crowded Landing Craft Hours Before D-Day

By Lauren Katzenberg

Posted on Feb 20, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The Private Who Burned His Hands To Save His Fallen Brothers
Iraq War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Private Who Burned His Hands To Save His Fallen Brothers

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

Posted on Feb 19, 2015

117 Years Later, The Sinking Of The USS Maine Remains A Mystery
History

117 Years Later, The Sinking Of The USS Maine Remains A Mystery

By Jason Nulton

Posted on Feb 14, 2015

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, return fire during combat in Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2010. Marines and sailors with 1/6 took part in Operation Moshtarak, the second largest offensive in the history of Operation Enduring Freedom, aimed at wresting the city of Marjah from Taliban control.
Afghanistan War

For Those Who Fought In Marjah, It Was More Than Just A Battle

By James Clark

Posted on Feb 14, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: These A-10 Pilots Intentionally Drew Enemy Fire To Protect Trapped Marines
Afghanistan War

UNSUNG HEROES: These A-10 Pilots Intentionally Drew Enemy Fire To Protect Trapped Marines

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Feb 12, 2015

Here’s What History Can Teach Us About The US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
History

Here’s What History Can Teach Us About The US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

By Kevin Bell

Posted on Feb 10, 2015

How Brian Williams’ War Memories Could Have Failed Him
Iraq War

How Brian Williams’ War Memories Could Have Failed Him

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Feb 10, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Captain Rescued Iraq’s Zoo Animals From Looters, Bombs, And Starvation
Iraq War

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Captain Rescued Iraq’s Zoo Animals From Looters, Bombs, And Starvation

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Feb 5, 2015

Nothing Was Out Of Al Webb’s Reach from Civil Rights, The Space Race, Jonestown, and War
Vietnam War

Nothing Was Out Of Al Webb’s Reach from Civil Rights, The Space Race, Jonestown, and War

By James Clark

Posted on Feb 5, 2015

Why This Medal Of Honor Recipient Keeps His Medal Crumpled Up In His Pocket
Afghanistan War

Why This Medal Of Honor Recipient Keeps His Medal Crumpled Up In His Pocket

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Jan 29, 2015

Vets Who Want To Fight ISIS Can Learn Something From Old Fights In The African Bush
History

Vets Who Want To Fight ISIS Can Learn Something From Old Fights In The African Bush

By Christian Beekman

Posted on Jan 23, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The Guardsman Who Saved His Crew From A Live Grenade Inside A Tank
Iraq War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Guardsman Who Saved His Crew From A Live Grenade Inside A Tank

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

Posted on Jan 22, 2015

US Troops Have Been In Combat During Christmas Since America’s Founding
History

US Troops Have Been In Combat During Christmas Since America’s Founding

By Jason Nulton

Posted on Dec 24, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Sergeant Set Himself On Fire Rescuing 6 Soldiers
Iraq War

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Sergeant Set Himself On Fire Rescuing 6 Soldiers

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Dec 18, 2014

The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor Was About Oil
World War II

The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor Was About Oil

By Stephen Carlson

Posted on Dec 8, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds In An IED Attack
Afghanistan War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds In An IED Attack

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Dec 5, 2014

The Story Behind The First Submarine To Sink A Warship
History

The Story Behind The First Submarine To Sink A Warship

By Stephen Carlson

Posted on Dec 4, 2014

Searching For My Flag In Fallujah
Iraq War

Searching For My Flag In Fallujah

By Chad Russell

Posted on Nov 20, 2014

The History Of Video Games And The Military
History

The History Of Video Games And The Military

By Christian Beekman

Posted on Nov 17, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The 77 People On The Bin Laden Raid Who Are Staying Quiet
Afghanistan War

UNSUNG HEROES: The 77 People On The Bin Laden Raid Who Are Staying Quiet

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Nov 14, 2014

10 Leadership Lessons from One Of Britain’s Greatest Soldiers
World War II

10 Leadership Lessons from One Of Britain’s Greatest Soldiers

By Crispin Burke

Posted on Nov 13, 2014

What The Civil War Can Teach Us About Women In Combat
History

What The Civil War Can Teach Us About Women In Combat

By Anna Granville

Posted on Nov 10, 2014

Robert O’Neill Is Not The Hero Of The Bin Laden Raid
Afghanistan War

Robert O’Neill Is Not The Hero Of The Bin Laden Raid

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Nov 8, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Double Amputee Who Refused To Quit The NYC Marathon
Afghanistan War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Double Amputee Who Refused To Quit The NYC Marathon

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Nov 7, 2014

10 Advances In Medical Technology From The Global War On Terror
Afghanistan War

10 Advances In Medical Technology From The Global War On Terror

By Andrea Signor

Posted on Nov 3, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Naval Officer Who Gave His Life To Protect His Fellow Sailors
Afghanistan War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Naval Officer Who Gave His Life To Protect His Fellow Sailors

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Oct 31, 2014

The Story That Brought Down The Senate’s First Iraq War Vet Was Planted By Republicans
Iraq War

The Story That Brought Down The Senate’s First Iraq War Vet Was Planted By Republicans

By Lauren Katzenberg

Posted on Oct 31, 2014

4 Blackwater Guards Found Guilty Of Nisour Square Shootings
Iraq War

4 Blackwater Guards Found Guilty Of Nisour Square Shootings

By Lauren Katzenberg

Posted on Oct 23, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Airman Who Gave His Life During The Initial Invasion Of Afghanistan
Afghanistan War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Airman Who Gave His Life During The Initial Invasion Of Afghanistan

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Oct 17, 2014

The Historic And Evolving Role Of Women In The Military
History

The Historic And Evolving Role Of Women In The Military

By Rachel A. Brune

Posted on Oct 16, 2014

Chemical Weapons In Iraq Were A Secret Danger To US Forces
Iraq War

Chemical Weapons In Iraq Were A Secret Danger To US Forces

By Lauren Katzenberg

Posted on Oct 15, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Woman Soldier Who Received The Silver Star In Iraq
Iraq War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Woman Soldier Who Received The Silver Star In Iraq

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Oct 3, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Holocaust Survivor Who Earned The Medal Of Honor For His Conduct As A POW
History

UNSUNG HEROES: The Holocaust Survivor Who Earned The Medal Of Honor For His Conduct As A POW

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Sep 26, 2014

The Story Of The Man Who Fought In His Friend’s Place In Vietnam
Vietnam War

The Story Of The Man Who Fought In His Friend’s Place In Vietnam

By Stephen Carlson

Posted on Sep 19, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Navy Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds To Save His Marines In Afghanistan
Afghanistan War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Navy Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds To Save His Marines In Afghanistan

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Sep 19, 2014

General Sherman Gave America Its Best Definition Of War
History

General Sherman Gave America Its Best Definition Of War

By Stephen Carlson

Posted on Sep 12, 2014

13 Years After 9/11, We Are Still Waiting For Peace
History

13 Years After 9/11, We Are Still Waiting For Peace

By Stephen Carlson

Posted on Sep 11, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The 2nd Lieutenant Who Was Shot In Iraq, But Refused To Go Down
Iraq War

UNSUNG HEROES: The 2nd Lieutenant Who Was Shot In Iraq, But Refused To Go Down

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Sep 5, 2014

The Last Surrender: What The US Should Learn From The End Of World War II
History

The Last Surrender: What The US Should Learn From The End Of World War II

By Stephen Carlson

Posted on Sep 3, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Marine’s Marine Who Gave All On The Streets Of Najaf In Iraq
Iraq War

UNSUNG HEROES: The Marine’s Marine Who Gave All On The Streets Of Najaf In Iraq

By Dave Smith

Posted on Aug 28, 2014