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This Animation Tells The True Story Of A Soldier Who Was Lynched For Being Black In 1898
In 1898, on a sweltering summer day in mid August, Army Pvt. James Neely of the all-black 25th Infantry Regiment...
The US Army Had Big Plans For Dealing With Riots In The 1960s
Reports that local authorities brought stun grenades, unloaded missile launchers, and other military-style gear to break up protests at the...
10th Mountain Division’s Colorado Birthplace May Get Federal Protection
A push is underway to declare Camp Hale, the Colorado birthplace of the 10th Mountain Division in World War II,...
How Veterans Set The Precedent For America’s Greatest Protests
They arrived in groups, many of them arm in arm with the brothers they'd served with on the front lines...
The 4th Infantry’s 100 Years Of Warfare Is A History Worth Reading
In the fall of 1917, draftees from around the country came together at Camp Greene, North Carolina to form the...
The Tragic And Ignored History Of Black Veterans
On a December morning in 1918, Charles Lewis began his last day as a private in the United States Army....
Hear The Moment The US Turned Into A Global Superpower
America held its breath on Dec. 8, 1941, as the voice of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt boomed over radios across...
This Veteran’s Attempt To Kill Fidel Castro Landed Him In A Cuban Prison
Did you know that a Northwest Indiana native was once accused of an assassination attempt on Fidel Castro? Alan Robert...
Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation Is What America Needs In 2016
After the 2016 election, America seems to be increasingly divided. With social, economic, and political issues coming to a head...
Everything You Know About The Marine Corps Uniform Is Wrong
Most Marines, even in their sleep, can recite the historical significance behind each part of the Dress Blue Alpha uniform...
The Story Behind The A-10’s Iconic War Paint
From its distinctive “Brrrrrt” that spells out death and destruction for America’s enemies, to the iconic paint job emblazoned on...
New Film Offers Grunt’s Eye View Of Unrelenting Combat During Korean War
When I ask Korean War veteran Juan Balleza about what he thinks of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, there’s...
That Time A Cannon Blew Up And Decapitated A Navy Secretary
Hundreds of Washington’s most famous citizens began the morning of Feb. 28, 1844, with a lavish pleasure cruise that ended...
These Military Ghost Stories Will Have You Hiding Under Your Woobie
All the battles fought on American soil early in American history mean that the military has its fair share of...
Korean Architecture Still Shows The Effects Of War 70 Years Later
War is destructive in nature, obviously. For Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz, “destruction of an enemy’s armed forces is...
Watch: 15 Years Of War In Afghanistan, A Timeline
On Oct. 7, 2001, the U.S. and British militaries began a bombing campaign against Taliban and al Qaeda targets in...
Was Hitler Stoned Throughout World War II?
In life, Adolf Hitler was many things: a failed painter, decorated soldier, Germany’s “last hope,” and eventual mass murderer of...
Legendary Golfer Arnold Palmer Got His Start In The Coast Guard
Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer died Sunday, Sept. 25 from complications with a heart condition at age 87. Palmer became the...
5 Incredible Firefight Photos From One Of Afghanistan’s Deadliest Provinces
In early 2011, the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne, was deployed to Afghanistan’s Kunar province during one...
Here’s the ridiculous true story behind a ‘Rock Or Something’
It all started as a joke.
A Soviet Nuclear Torpedo, An American Destroyer, And The Cuban Missile Crisis
Without a doubt, the event that occurred on Oct. 27, 1962 — designated as “Black Saturday” by the Kennedy White...
MOH Recipient ‘Pappy’ Boyington Was A Brawler, Drinker, And Legendary Fighter Ace
Gregory “Pappy” Boyington was a legendary World War II Marine fighter ace who led his men into battle against overwhelming...
10 Brutal Punishments That Used To Be Legal In The Military
Laws were looser back in the olden days of the U.S. military. If you were a soldier during the Civil...
How Alexander Hamilton Launched The Coast Guard
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton is in the midst of renaissance, largely due to the wildly successful Broadway musical “Hamilton.” These...
The Jeep Is 75 Years Old And Tougher Than Ever
War is one of if not the most effective agents of invention. And World War II, being the greatest conflict...
