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Lt. Gen. Ted Martin is having a better time than anyone you know.

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, also known as the GI Bill of Rights, was established to provide a host of benefits for returning WWII veterans, including unemployment insurance, housing, and the Montgomery GI Bill, which paid college tuition for honorably discharged veterans. It was so well-received that by 1947, veterans accounted for 49% of college admissions. I can only imagine how quickly those dorms turned into barracks culture and different halls began raiding one another.

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, also known as the GI Bill of Rights, was established to provide a host of benefits for returning WWII veterans, including unemployment insurance, housing, and the Montgomery GI Bill, which paid college tuition for honorably discharged veterans. It was so well-received that by 1947, veterans accounted for 49% of college admissions. I can only imagine how quickly those dorms turned into barracks culture and different halls began raiding one another.

He received the Army Commendation Medal during his retirement ceremony on Sept. 17

He received the Army Commendation Medal during his retirement ceremony on Sept. 17

Capt. Kai Torkelson was relieved of command on Monday “due to a loss of confidence his is ability to command.'

Capt. Kai Torkelson was relieved of command on Monday “due to a loss of confidence his is ability to command.'

The Army is making serious headway in fielding the most modern version of its Stryker infantry carrier vehicle to soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

The Army is making serious headway in fielding the most modern version of its Stryker infantry carrier vehicle to soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

It's hangry!!

It's hangry!!

"The truth is that I never killed anybody with an entrenching tool."

There’s a famous Marine Corps story from the Vietnam War, where a Marine got a confirmed kill with a small collapsible shovel, called an entrenching tool, or E-tool. Here's what really happened.

Today marks the 107th birthday of the oldest living U.S. Marine: Dorothy (Schmidt) Cole.

Today marks the 107th birthday of the oldest living U.S. Marine: Dorothy (Schmidt) Cole.

"I don’t think there is any such thing as a ‘tactical nuclear weapon,’" former Defense Secretary James Mattis told Congress in 2018.

"I don’t think there is any such thing as a ‘tactical nuclear weapon,’" former Defense Secretary James Mattis told Congress in 2018.

Uncle Wally’s service had been family lore. And the monument—erected somewhere in a small town in France—loomed large in my imagination. My dad didn’t know the name of the town. Perhaps Uncle Wally didn’t, either.

The Navy released 200 pages of email communications this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Task & Purpose in April

Officials said the move would ensure troops can "continue their Defeat-ISIS mission without interference."