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May 5, 2021 3:30 PM
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A former Green Beret breaks down that viral video of an insane armored truck heist
May 5, 2021 12:22 PM
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Putting warheads on foreheads — This is the gear Air Force combat controllers carry into battle
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Review: Benchmade’s Fixed Adamas knife is the perfect blade for when everything goes FUBAR
May 5, 2021 9:01 AM
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Eddie Gallagher now says SEALs intended to kill unarmed fighter and ‘nobody had a problem with it’
May 4, 2021 7:29 PM
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Watch a jetpack-flying Royal Marine board a ship like freakin’ Boba Fett
May 4, 2021 1:55 PM
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This Army specialist’s inspiring speech about moving ‘down this bullcrap range’ ranks up there with Eisenhower’s D-Day address
May 4, 2021 1:17 PM
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Why the AT-4 rocket launcher is actually the worst anti-tank weapon
May 4, 2021 12:34 PM
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Everything right and wrong with the mortar trooper from ‘The Mandalorian,’ according to a Marine mortar platoon commander
May 4, 2021 11:24 AM
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Grieving parents excoriate the Marine Corps over deadly amphibious vehicle accident
May 4, 2021 9:52 AM
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By Dec 30, 2020
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‘I knew I needed to do something’ — Airman awarded for braving rocket fire to treat wounded during Camp Taji attack

"Everyone was scared, but we don't leave each other behind, I did all I could do."
By Nov 8, 2020
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Three airmen earn awards for saving hundreds of special operators during Iranian missile attack

'Their names [are] forever associated with courage and bravery, mission accomplishment and excellence.'
By Oct 27, 2020
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Airman earns Bronze Star for supporting airstrikes in Iraq that killed more than 100 enemy fighters

“I wasn’t thinking about it when I went out there. When it became a reality, it was still a shock.”
By Oct 12, 2020
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Air Force medics awarded Bronze Star for heroism during special ops raids in Afghanistan

"It is an honor to be recognized, however, the experience and brotherhood created with my team overseas is the most...
By Oct 2, 2020
History

This WWII soldier survived 5 days behind enemy lines on nothing but chocolate bars

For their bravery, Knuth and his fellow soldiers would come to be known as the Iron Men of Metz.
By Sep 19, 2020
History

The true story of how ‘E-Tool’ Smith earned his famous nickname

"The truth is that I never killed anybody with an entrenching tool."
By Sep 19, 2020
History

The true story of how ‘E-Tool’ Smith earned his famous nickname

There’s a famous Marine Corps story from the Vietnam War, where a Marine got a confirmed kill with a small...
By Sep 3, 2020
History

WWII pilot, 9-time Bronze Star recipient, cartoonist— the incredible life of Henry Kent

Kent flew some 140 missions over North Africa, Italy and Central Europe.
By Aug 28, 2020
Unsung Heroes

Green Berets receive valor awards for grueling eight-hour firefight against elite Taliban force in Afghanistan

A group of Green Berets have received valor awards for their heroic actions during a grueling eight-hour firefighter against Taliban...
By Jul 30, 2020
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Special tactics airmen earn 90 awards for battling terror groups worldwide

'The majority of you would rather receive a decoration in your team room and not in public, but it’s important.'
By Jul 15, 2020
Unsung Heroes

Read the stories of the Marine Raiders awarded Silver and Bronze Stars for a hellish four-hour battle in Afghanistan

A Marine Raider who assaulted a bunker and recovered a wounded Afghan soldier during a four-hour firefight in Afghanistan last...
By Jun 8, 2020
Unsung Heroes

Airman awarded Bronze Star for providing live-saving care to more than 600 casualties in the US fight against ISIS

An Air Force surgical technician has been awarded the Bronze Star for his life-saving work providing care for more than...
By Apr 11, 2020
Unsung Heroes

Special tactics airmen receive valor awards for daring Middle East raids, one of which took out top Al Qaeda leader

A group of special tactics airmen were honored with valor awards for their "selfless actions" during a series of raids...
By Jan 10, 2020
Unsung Heroes

Green Berets receive dozens of combat awards for ‘valorous actions’ during Afghanistan deployment

"The valor we are recognizing today happened at the most tactical level – face to face fighting, close quarters combat,...
By Dec 20, 2019
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Hundreds of strangers attend funeral of Korean War veteran with no known living relatives

"Winning four Bronze Stars is quite a feat ... today he is not alone and never has been."
By Dec 13, 2019
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Decorated Navy EOD commander relieved due to loss of confidence

Cmdr. Sean Shigeru Kido, who headed the Imperial Beach, California-based EOD Mobile Unit 11, was not relieved due to any...
By Oct 30, 2019
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Exclusive: These valor award citations show the remarkable heroism on display during the 2017 Niger ambush

In addition to showing how the four fallen soldiers fought to the end, the award citations also describe other service...
By Sep 19, 2019
Unsung Heroes

WWII ‘Hero of Cologne’ finally receives Bronze Star nearly 75 years after legendary showdown with Nazi tank

It's about damn time
By Aug 30, 2019
Unsung Heroes

Air Force PJ receives Bronze Star for fighting off Taliban for hours while twice wounded

Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Metzger was awarded the Bronze Star with a "V" device for his heroism during an...
By Jul 13, 2019
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Artillery soldier awarded Bronze Star for raining mortars on ISIS fighters during a harrowing firefight

The Army awarded a Bronze Star with a valor device to a fire support specialist for risking his own life...
By May 24, 2019
Unsung Heroes

Decorated Vietnam vet presents Purple Heart and Bronze Star to family of slain UNC Charlotte shooting hero

Hailed as a hero for knocking a shooter off his feet in a UNC Charlotte classroom, Riley Howell was posthumously...
By Oct 12, 2018
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6 EOD Soldiers Awarded Nearly A Dozen Medals For Combat In Afghanistan

There is no shortage of combat experience among the explosive ordnance disposal soldiers in Fort Bragg’s 28th Ordnance Company. Since...
By Nov 22, 2017
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13 Years Later, A Fallujah Marine Finally Gets The Silver Star He Deserves

From day one, the November 2004 offensive to clear Fallujah, Iraq, of enemy fighters was a grueling block-by-block fight. Deadly...
By Nov 7, 2017
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Raider Earns Bronze Star For Valor After Fending Off Brutal ISIS Ambush From Back Of Open Truck

A Marine Raider who sprinted through enemy fire to man an exposed shooting position in the back of an open...
By May 18, 2017
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Robert Mueller Has A Decorated Combat Record As A Marine Who Fought In Vietnam

The Department of Justice has appointed Robert Swan Mueller III, former FBI director and Marine veteran who fought in Vietnam,...