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A Navy Veteran’s Story Of Brotherhood During The Jim Crow Era
When Arby L. Hambric speaks, the 89-year-old Navy veteran chooses his words with deliberate care and manages to flank each...
The Most Interesting War Tactics Of All Time, According To The Internet
The history books are full of examples of unconventional and surprise military tactics. A recent Reddit thread entitled “What was...
MARSOC Anniversary Celebrates 10 Years Of Heroism
Marine Raiders, past and present, look back on their legacy in a video celebrating the 10th anniversary of U.S. Marine...
The Incredible Story Of How A Marine In This Iconic Iwo Jima Photo Went Misidentified For Decades
Editor’s Note: This article by Hope Hodge Seck originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military...
The Message That Ended The First Major Offensive In The Pacific During WWII
With a little witty repartee over the radio, the Allies first major offensive in the Pacific during World War II...
Historical Lessons On Presidential Candidates’ Promises About War
In recent comments, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates described his take on current Republican presidential candidates’ grasp on national...
What Republicans And Their Army Fought For 150 Years Ago
The Civil War left the nation in shambles, but its soldiers, along with Lincoln’s new Republican Party sought a path...
The Battle Hymn That United The North During The Civil War
In February 1862, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe’s “The Battle Hymn Of The Republic,” and in doing so,...
6 Lessons From Teddy Roosevelt On What It Means To Be An American
Theodore Roosevelt was many things: a frontiersman, scrappy pugilist, soldier, politician, president. While The 28th president of the United States...
This WWII Soldier Hid In A Philippine Jungle For 30 Years
World War II had been over for nearly three decades by the time Hiroo Onoda stopped fighting. An intelligence officer,...
3 Lessons I’ve Learned From Military History
It’s often said that if we don’t study our own history, we will be doomed to repeat it. This is...
Here Are The Women Who First Joined Each Branch Of The Military
American servicewomen have served their country and fought and died on the battlefield for more than two centuries. Nearly 200...
4 Badass Schwarzkopf Quotes In Honor Of The 25th Gulf War Anniversary
Jan. 17 marks the 25th anniversary of the Gulf War. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf was the exceptional Army leader who commanded...
A Brief History Of The Dog Tag
During the Civil War, the inability of the military to identify battlefield casualties created the need for a soldier identification...
The Real Point Of Eisenhower’s Warning About The Military-Industrial Complex
Sunday, Jan. 17, will mark the 55th anniversary of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s famous “military-industrial complex” speech. His key warning,...
The Jolt Of Electricity That Forever Altered Warfare
In the wake of the Civil War, there were many legacies left by Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, with the abolition of...
Schwarzkopf’s Life Advice On Making Friends And Fighting Wars
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from “With Schwarzkopf: Life Lessons of the Bear,” a book by Gus Lee...
Washington Bid His Officers Farewell At An NYC Bar That Still Stands Today
Nine days after the British retreated from America in 1783, Gen. George Washington, commanding general of the Continental Army, gathered...
8 unbelievable stories from the Second Battle Of Fallujah
We spoke with six Marines who in the battle and asked them to share the most unbelievable things they witnessed.
7 Things You Probably Never Knew About Thanksgiving And The Military
152 Thanksgivings. That’s how many our country has celebrated since the holiday’s national recognition. During that time, our armed forces...
A look at Thanksgiving through the years and wars
For the countless American men and women who have missed the holidays while abroad in times of war and peace, and for the many away this year, here's a collection of photos, images, and videos of an American Thanksgiving at war.
Thanksgiving through the years and wars
A collection of photos from the Civil War to present day.
3 Fathers And Their Sons Who Made The Ultimate Sacrifice During The Vietnam War
From the start of American operations in the Vietnam War in 1961 to to the end of direct U.S. military...
The History Of The First And Last Man Killed In Every Major US Conflict
John Kerry famously asked in a 1971 congressional testimony on Vietnam, “How do you ask a man to be the...
American Women Who Served In Combat Before You Were Born
American women have served on the front lines of the battlefield since the United States declared itself an independent nation....
