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5 free online courses military spouses should take advantage of this year
And the best part? A lot of them are free.
6 songs that will always remind America of the Vietnam War
Even the kids know what number one on this list is.
The Marquis de Lafayette’s Paris gravesite is filled with dirt from Massachusetts
The “Hero of Two Worlds” is buried in soil from both.
A Medal of Honor recipient explains what being an American means
“I know the price of freedom. I know what I have to hold in my hands.”
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Vermont built its Founding Father a 42-Foot monument. Then couldn’t find his body.
He deserves a monument; it’s too bad they don’t know where he is.
Expert attorneys created a free estate planning guide for active duty and veterans
Did you know TSP doesn’t care about your will?
How Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘Great White Fleet’ revealed the Navy’s potential
“Did you ever see such a fleet?”
Two new Cold War movies spark America’s anti-authoritarian memory
The Soviet Union’s history still affects the U.S. today.
Did Hollywood’s most frequent ‘Dracula’ embellish his military service?
Journalists questioned Christopher Lee’s time in the Royal Air Force after his death in 2015.
The US military can legally invade The Hague to free Americans from the ICC
It’s known as “The Hague Invasion Act.”
How the 1972 Munich Olympic terrorist attack spurred the ‘Wrath of God’
“I remember it as if it was yesterday.”
Iran used unsecured smartphone and ad tech data to target US troops
SS7 networks were first implemented in the 1970s and the data is for sale to anyone.
The Longest Drive: What my godsons taught me about saying goodbye
The reality of military childhood.
Viral post offers hysterical ways to ragebait your service member—the comments are even funnier
“For legal purposes, this is a joke.”
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ reveals the true cost of a homecoming
We Are The Mighty talked to the director about his latest epic.
The ‘Purple Heart Battalion’ fought Nazis abroad and injustice at home
These Japanese American soldiers amassed a total of nearly 9,500 Purple Hearts.
This might be the best EDC handgun for troops who carried the M9
You might need a refresher, but it’ll be a quick one.
How ‘Axis Sally’ became the first woman convicted of treason against the US
Mildred Gillars spewed Nazi propaganda during World War II.
Georgia families slam privatized military housing for dangerous living conditions in new report
You’d think Camp Lejeune would have been a lesson learned.
A National Guard veteran helped take down the Butler County Trump shooter with a PSA rifle
Chalk one up for the National Guard.
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