# We Are The Mighty

Military Entertainment for America by Veterans

## Latest News

- [Movies and TV](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/movies-and-tv/>)

  ### [An Afghan commando who fought beside US Special Forces is getting a film on Prime Video](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/entertainment/noori-afghan-commando-fought-beside-us-special-forces-film-prime-video.md>)

  By [Jessica Manfre](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/jessicamanfre.md>)
- [Sports](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/sports/>)

  ### [Army downs Tulsa while Air Force and Navy fall in conference play](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/entertainment/army-edges-tulsa-while-air-force-and-navy-fall-in-conference-play.md>)

  By [Matt Ward](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/mattward.md>)
- [Civil War](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/civil-war/>)

  ### [The story behind the Civil War sub that sank a Union ship, then disappeared](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/the-story-behind-the-civil-war-sub-that-sank-a-union-ship-then-disappeared.md>)

  By [Stephen Ruiz](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/stephen.md>)
- [Mental Health](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/mental-health/>)

  ### [The veterans fighting military sexual assault as a Shield of Sisters](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/veterans/the-veterans-fighting-military-sexual-assault-as-a-shield-of-sisters.md>)

  By [Logan Nye](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye.md>)

[Aircraft](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/aircraft/>)

## [How fighter jets can (and will) ‘headbutt’ enemy planes](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-culture/fighter-jets-headbutt-maneuver.md>)

When you need to intercept a plane without shooting it down...

By [Logan Nye](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye.md>)

- [Vietnam War](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/vietnam-war/>)

  ### [4 creepy ghost stories from the Vietnam War](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/5-creepy-ghost-stories-from-the-vietnam-war.md>)

  By [Blake Stilwell](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake.md>)
- [World War II](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/world-war-ii/>)

  ### [Fire destroys Adolf Hitler’s retreat known as the Eagle’s Nest](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/fire-destroys-adolf-hitlers-retreat-known-as-the-eagles-nest.md>)

  By [Stephen Ruiz](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/stephen.md>)

## [Military Connect Hub](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/military-connect-hub/>)

- Sponsored Content

  ### [Get free training for in-demand data management skills with Salesforce Military](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/sponsored-content/get-free-training-for-in-demand-data-management-skills-with-salesforce-military.md>)

  Free certifications for jobs with an average salary over $80K.

  By [Logan Nye](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye.md>)
- Sponsored Content

  ### [MilitaryRx offers discounted medicine for military and veteran families](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/sponsored-content/militaryrx-offers-discounted-medicine-for-military-and-veteran-families.md>)

  Some medications can be cheaper than a copay.

  By [Logan Nye](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye.md>)
- Sponsored Content

  ### [Military Tee Times has discounted rates on top-tier greens](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/sponsored-content/military-tee-times-has-discounted-rates-on-top-tier-greens.md>)

  For military and veteran families.

  By [Logan Nye](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye.md>)

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## [America 250](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/america-250/>)

- [Navy](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/navy/>)

  ### [The history behind the Navy’s iconic ‘Dixie Cup’ hat](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/this-is-the-history-behind-the-navys-dixie-cup.md>)

  The word "iconic" gets thrown around a lot these days, but there's no mistake here.

  By [Tim Kirkpatrick](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/tkirkpatrick.md>)
- [World War I](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/world-war-i/>)

  ### [The American-made ‘trench broom’ terrified Germans in both World Wars](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/trench-broom-terrified-germans-in-both-world-wars.md>)

  The Winchester Model 1897 was so effective that Germany lodged a diplomatic protest.

  By [Logan Nye](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye.md>)
- [Special Operations](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/special-operations/>)

  ### [Delta Force finds its best counterterrorism operators with the ‘Long Walk’](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/delta-force-special-forces-long-walk.md>)

  They ruck an unknown distance in an unknown time limit, carrying 70 pounds.

  By [Logan Nye](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye.md>)

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## Read More

- [Mental Health](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/mental-health/>)

  ### [Meet Project R3CON, they’re helping heal special operator TBIs](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/veterans/meet-project-r3con-theyre-helping-heal-special-operator-tbis.md>)

  Special operators with TBI should reach out immediately.

  By [Logan Nye](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye.md>)
- [Mighty MilSpouse](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/mighty-milspouse/>)

  ### [Prince Harry reveals what he was running from when he joined the military](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-milspouse/prince-harry-reveals-what-he-was-running-from-when-he-joined-the-military.md>)

  By [Kait Hanson](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/kaitlynhanson.md>)
- [Opinion](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/opinion/>)

  ### [Military spouse business owners shouldn’t have to start over online with every PCS](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/opinion/online-practices-military-spouse-business.md>)

  Reviews can make or break a business. Perfect your Google Business Profile.

  By [Aaron Hurlburt](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/aaron-hurlburt.md>)
- [Marine Corps](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/marine-corps.md>)

  ### [Marines mark one of the most somber days in the Corps’ history](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/marines-mark-one-of-the-most-somber-days-in-the-corps-history.md>)

  It has been 43 years since 241 service members, including 220 Marines, died in a suicide bomber attack in Beirut on October 23, 1983.

  By [Stephen Ruiz](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/stephen.md>)
- [Movies and TV](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/movies-and-tv/>)

  ### [Hollywood legend and Air Force vet Tom Skerritt dies at 93](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/entertainment/hollywood-legend-and-air-force-vet-tom-skerritt-dies-at-93.md>)

  The film legend also helped fellow veterans with mental health issues.

  By [Miguel Ortiz](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/miguelortiz.md>)
- [Sports](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/sports/>)

  ### [8 baseball players who served in the military and won a World Series](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/entertainment/8-baseball-players-who-served-in-the-military-and-won-a-world-series.md>)

  Some of the sport's brightest stars ever also did their patriotic duty.

  By [Stephen Ruiz](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/stephen.md>)
- [History](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/history/>)

  ### [5 things to know about execution by firing squad in the United States](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/execution-by-firing-squad.md>)

  Former U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed by a military firing squad on Dec. 3, 2026.

  By [Tim Kirkpatrick](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/tkirkpatrick.md>)
- [Veterans](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/veterans/>)

  ### [How this Marine veteran scrambled to survive after the USS Indianapolis sank](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/veterans/how-this-marine-veteran-scrambled-to-survive-after-the-uss-indianapolis-sank.md>)

  "There was nothing left but a great, big mountain of foam. The Indianapolis was gone."

  By [Stephen Ruiz](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/stephen.md>)
- [Movies and TV](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/movies-and-tv/>)

  ### [‘The Terminal List’ kicks in your door and raids your house with season two](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/entertainment/the-terminal-list-kicks-in-your-door-and-raids-your-house-with-season-two.md>)

  Geopolitics, spec ops combat, and Cold War-style Russians. Everything you'd want in an action thriller.

  By [Blake Stilwell](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake.md>)
- [Military News](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/military-news/>)

  ### [The post-Civil War ban on home distilling is heading to the Supreme Court](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/military-news/the-post-civil-war-ban-on-home-distilling-is-heading-to-the-supreme-court.md>)

  Can Congress use its taxing authority to keep you from having fun at home?

  By [Blake Stilwell](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake.md>)
- [Movies and TV](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/movies-and-tv/>)

  ### [‘VisionQuest’ is the end of a trilogy—and of an era](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/entertainment/visionquest-is-the-end-of-a-trilogy-and-of-an-era.md>)

  Warning: Spoilers ahead for all three series in the trilogy.

  By [Shannon Corbeil](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/scorbeil.md>)
- [Army](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/army/>)

  ### [The last time the U.S. military executed a service member](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/the-last-time-that-the-u-s-military-executed-a-service-member.md>)

  Army Pvt. John A. Bennett was condemned to die for raping a girl in Austria in 1954.

  By [Stephen Ruiz](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/stephen.md>)
- [Sports](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/sports/>)

  ### [Tragedy at Navy game overshadows Army and Air Force victories](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/entertainment/military-football-report-tragedy-at-navy-game-overshadows-army-and-air-force-victories.md>)

  Air Force Tech Sgt. Ian Patterson was pronounced dead after a rappelling accident Saturday in Texas.

  By [Matt Ward](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/mattward.md>)
- [Veterans](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/veterans/>)

  ### [Why this retired Marine colonel and cancer survivor runs 50 marathons a year](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/veterans/why-this-retired-marine-colonel-and-cancer-survivor-runs-50-marathons-a-year.md>)

  Hank Donigan, 71, will run the Marine Corps Marathon for the 31st time on Sunday, October 25, 2026.

  By [Stephen Ruiz](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/stephen.md>)
- [World War II](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/world-war-ii/>)

  ### [More than half of the World War II 1st Ranger Battalion came from one National Guard division](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/1st-ranger-battalion-national-guard-world-war-ii.md>)

  By [Dave Grove](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/dave-grove.md>)
- [Mighty MilSpouse](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/mighty-milspouse/>)

  ### [Military spouse reveals the wounds military families carry in new book ‘For Now’](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-milspouse/military-spouse-wounds-military-families-carry-in-new-book-for-now.md>)

  Our hardest chapters do not have to define our futures, and asking for help can be the first step toward healing.

  By [Sara Jane Ginn](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/sara-jane-ginn.md>)

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## Meet The Experts

- [Blake Stilwell](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake.md>)

  Editor-In-Chief, Air Force Veteran
- [Miguel Ortiz](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/miguelortiz.md>)

  Senior Contributor, Army Veteran
- [Randall Stevens](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/randall-stevens.md>)

  Senior Master Contributor, Army Veteran
- [Stephen Ruiz](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/stephen.md>)

  Editor, Writer
- [Shannon Corbeil](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/scorbeil.md>)

  Contributor, Air Force Veteran
- [Logan Nye](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye.md>)

  Senior Contributor, Army Veteran
- [Sara Jane Ginn](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/sara-jane-ginn.md>)

  Military Spouse, MilSpouse Editor
- [August Dannehl](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/augie.md>)

  Head of Production, USN Veteran