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The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
‘My war just kept going’ — How this Marine veteran became the voice of a generation fighting a forever war
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‘I love flying the A-10’ — This man has BRRRT’d longer than anybody in history
"Even after 32 years, it hasn’t gotten old."
Air Force’s last serving prisoner of war, shot down in Desert Storm, retires after 33 years
“I don’t regret going over there, fighting and getting shot down ... That’s what I took an oath to do.”
‘Halt, or I’ll shoot’ — An Army veteran reflects on Operation Desert Storm
“I don’t know any Arab except ‘Halt, or I’ll shoot!’”
No enemy has downed an Air Force AC-130 gunship in 30 years. Here’s why
“The lessons passed on to crews trained since that fateful day are the true legacy of Spirit 03.”
30 years after Desert Storm, an Air Force general says we’ve forgotten the lessons that made it so successful
"War is violence. Any politician that sends people into war is sending people into violence."
From Desert Storm To eBay Exec: How A Marine Launched a Successful Post-Military Career
If you ask Michael Robinson, he’ll tell you the skills and profound sense of purpose he gained while leading Marines...
A Post-9/11 Marine Vet Recalls His Earliest Memories Of Operation Desert Storm
My earliest television memory other than my Saturday morning cartoon ritual was watching Operation Desert Storm occur live. And since...
How A Soldier Wounded In Desert Storm Got Back On Track By Serving His Fellow Veterans
Anthony Drees vividly recalls the 1991 Iraqi missile attack on U.S. military barracks in Saudi Arabia that claimed the lives of more...
A New Question (And A Few Regrets) About That Desert Storm Memorial
In response to my item the other day opposing a Desert Storm Memorial (my concerns were, 1. Too small an...
‘Only The Strong Survive In Here’: A Conversation With An American Veteran Serving Life In A Kuwaiti Prison
On the morning of Feb. 21, an American official with the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait paid a visit to Jermaine...
Trump Might Not Be Giving Us A Parade We Want, But It’s The One We Deserve
Desert Storm was one of the most lopsided conflicts in modern history. For several weeks in the spring of 1991,...
The Army’s Latest Big Upgrade To The Abrams Tank Started Rolling Off The Assembly Line
The latest upgraded version of the iconic Abrams Main Battle Tank has begun its slow roll off the assembly line,...
You Can Buy This Badass Military-Inspired Harley Right Now
Thirty years ago, Harley-Davidson purchased the rights to Armstrong, an English motorcycle manufacturer that had supplied bikes to armies around...
General’s Experience As POW Is A Lesson For Young Marines
During Operation Desert Storm, then-Capt. Russell Sanborn had just pounded Iraqi military targets with gravity bombs in the southern Kuwaiti...
7 Things You Probably Never Knew About ‘Jarhead’
In “Jarhead,” Sam Mendes’ 2005 film about the Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, “war is boring as hell” is...
