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

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Veterans, civilians parachute over Normandy for D-Day 80th anniversary

By Nicholas Slayton

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Remembering the always smiling Spc. Rudolph Hizon

By Nicholas Slayton

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World War II ace Dick Bong’s P-38 found after crashing decades ago

By Nicholas Slayton

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USS Harder, famed and deadly World War II sub, finally found

By Nicholas Slayton

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Bud Anderson, the last World War II ‘triple ace,’ dies at 102

By Nicholas Slayton

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Five World War II soldiers awarded Purple Hearts, eight decades later

By Nicholas Slayton

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Marines rejoice: Tun Tavern replica planned for Philadelphia

By Jeff Schogol

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Ranger legend Col. Ralph Puckett honored at U.S. Capitol

By Patty Nieberg

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Culture

The true story behind “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”

By Nicholas Slayton

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Army’s first M10 Booker, ‘Another Episode,’ christened by families of soldiers

By Patty Nieberg

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Blast overpressure getting attention from lawmakers

By Patty Nieberg

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Former Navy SEAL under fire for gunshot wound story used in campaign for Senate

By Patty Nieberg

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Unexploded bombs from World War II are becoming more dangerous

By Nicholas Slayton

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New memorial honors soldiers killed in D-Day rehearsal

By Nicholas Slayton

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Remains of sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack identified

By Nicholas Slayton

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‘The Bloody Hundredth’ tells the true story of ‘Masters of the Air’

By Nicholas Slayton

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Korean war soldier who went missing at 17 identified

By Nicholas Slayton

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Lawmaker brings fellow ‘Lucky Lima’ Marines to State of the Union

By Patty Nieberg

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Bell salvaged from Navy destroyer sunk in World War I

By Nicholas Slayton

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Traumatic brain injuries linked to risk of brain cancer

By Patty Nieberg

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‘Manhunt’ tracks the military’s search for John Wilkes Booth

By Nicholas Slayton

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A soldier lost at the Battle of the Bulge returns home to Texas

By Matt White

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‘Masters of the Air’ writer John Orloff on bringing the show to life

By Nicholas Slayton

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The Medal of Honor recipient who first survived the Holocaust: the story of Tibor Rubin

By Patty Nieberg

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2 US troops suffer traumatic brain injuries in Iraq missile attack

By Patty Nieberg

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The Cold War-era slides that showed how the military worked

By Nicholas Slayton

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121 possible graves from Black cemetery found at MacDill Air Force Base

By Nicholas Slayton

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A young Jewish soldier guarded Nazi war criminals — a new film tells his story

By Patty Nieberg

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Navy will name a new ship for the ‘human tugboat,’ a forgotten WWII hero

By Matt White

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World War II-era munitions, military trash found off the Los Angeles coast

By Nicholas Slayton

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The history of Thompson “Tommy” guns at war

By Joshua Skovlund

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What is the oldest military equipment still in use today?

By Patty Nieberg

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Russell Hamler, the last of “Merrill’s Marauders” of World War II, dies at 99

By Nicholas Slayton

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How World War I soldiers gave America the wristwatch

By Jeff Schogol

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The Air Force is trying to reclaim a World War II-era airfield

By Nicholas Slayton

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Arlington National Cemetery will remove a Confederate memorial

By Nicholas Slayton

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The Navy’s newest ship is named for a Medal of Honor recipient

By Nicholas Slayton

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Sailor awarded Medal of Honor for Pearl Harbor heroism identified by DNA

By Patty Nieberg

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World War II combat engineer to receive French Legion of Honor

By Nicholas Slayton

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Her father died in WWII — Now 79, she’ll finally welcome him home

By Patty Nieberg

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Where Was ‘We Were Soldiers’ Filmed?

By Nicholas Slayton

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Behind the scenes of ‘Masters of the Air’

By Nicholas Slayton

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Military Life

VA rolls out free healthcare for World War II veterans

By Nicholas Slayton

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The new teaser for ‘Masters of the Air’ is glorious

By Jeff Schogol

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Troops and veterans don’t like ‘Thank You For Your Service’ — so what’s better?

By Jeff Schogol

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Blood brothers: In the Pacific, US medics may soon use blood from allies

By Patty Nieberg

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Ken Mattingly, astronaut, pilot and admiral, dead at 87

By Nicholas Slayton

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Report: Special operations forces need to rethink language training

By Patty Nieberg

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On the ground in Grenada, 40 years after Urgent Fury

By Joshua Skovlund

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World War II Army veteran receives French Legion of Honor

By Nicholas Slayton

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Two-thirds of Americans think the Afghanistan war wasn’t worth fighting

By Matt White

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Best of the bad: What was the best C-ration during the Vietnam War?

By Joshua Skovlund

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Did Edgar Allan Poe go to West Point?

By Nicholas Slayton

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‘Band of Brothers’ follow-up ‘Masters of the Air’ set for 2024 release

By Nicholas Slayton

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How the claymore mine changed the battlefield forever

By Joshua Skovlund

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Operation Gothic Serpent veterans reflect on ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle

By Joshua Skovlund

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These are the real life Marines behind ‘The Pacific’

By Nicholas Slayton

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Why ‘The Pacific’ is legions better than ‘Band Of Brothers’

By Brad Howard

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These are the real-life soldiers behind the characters in ‘Band of Brothers’

By Nicholas Slayton

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Tech & Tactics

What are EFP bombs?

By Joshua Skovlund

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How a Native Alaskan became a legendary Navy SEAL

By Joshua Skovlund

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How can you ‘Never Forget’ 9/11 if you weren’t born to remember it?

By Matt White

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Army Cobra pilot receives Medal of Honor for Vietnam rescue

By Matt White

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World War II OSS veteran, 100, earns Special Forces tab

By Nicholas Slayton

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