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A 100-Year-Old World War II Artilleryman Revisits His Service At Fort Bragg

History

As the ground rattled and earth erupted with a spray of damp sand, Hubert Edwards watched with a familiar gleam in his eye and the slightest hint of a smile.

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8 Of The Worst Places To Sleep

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Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said, "Fatigue is the best pillow." True story, Benny. There's nothing like pushing your body so far past exhaustion that you'd willingly, even longingly, take a nap on a concrete slab.

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And no one knows that better than military service members and we have the pictures to prove it.

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The Army Just Purchased This 'Smart' Artillery Shell. Here's What It Can Do

Military Tech

The U.S. Army has ordered a European smart artillery shell with sensor-guided sub-munitions.

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The Army Thinks It Can Eventually Fire Artillery At Enemies 1,000 Miles Away

Military Tech

The Army seems confident it will one day have the ability to fire artillery out to a range of 1,000 miles — roughly five times the range it has now.

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Watch The Army Test The New ‘Hawkeye’ Humvee-Mounted Howitzer

Military Tech

The Hawkeye 105 mm Howitzer mobile artillery system developed by Mandus Group looks like something straight out of Command & Conquer. If you don’t believe me, check out this sweet slow-motion video of some lucky 82nd Airborne soldiers testing out the new hotness that popped up on Twitter on August 5.

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North Korea Reportedly Offered To Abandon A Critical Weapon — And It Isn't Nukes

Military Tech

North Korean diplomats talking to South Korean officials in the demilitarized border zone between the two countries reportedly offered to remove their long-range artillery guns, which have been a dagger pointed at Seoul's throat for decades.

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