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Capers Ripley Dockery 2026

Three officers who overcame desperate odds receive Medals of Honor

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 18, 2026

Guinness World Records

This Air Force officer has set 17 Guinness World Records — so far

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 19, 2026

Medal of Honor Roddie Edmonds

Soldier who shielded Jewish POWs from guards will receive Medal of Honor

By Matt White, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 18, 2026

every marine corps rifle all time

Here is every rifle Marines have used in the last 250 years

Posted on Jul 7, 2025

United State Marines among the ruins of a house that was levelled by Marines who determined that Communists were taking refuge inside, in Hue, Vietnam, 15th February 1968. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Marine awarded Navy Cross at Vietnam War’s Battle of Hue remembered as ‘magnificent,’ humble leader

Posted on Feb 23, 2025

A sentinel from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 2, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)

An Army general’s final ‘walk’ at the Tomb of the Unknowns

Posted on Nov 11, 2024

U.S. Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, receive their Eagle, Globe and Anchor on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 21, 2022. The EGA is the official emblem and insignia of the Marine Corps. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Arturo Ponce Alavez Jr.

The evolution of the Marine Corps’ Eagle, Globe and Anchor

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Oct 3, 2024

military valor awards

Medal of Honor and Silver Stars: A brief history of valor awards in the American military

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Nov 9, 2023

American military beret

A guide to every beret worn by American service members

By Joshua Skovlund

Updated on Oct 19, 2023