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Bethaney Phillips is a freelance writer and veteran spouse. She holds degrees in English literature and creative writing. Her work has been published at Insider, Ad Council, Military Families Magazine, MilspouseFest, Task & Purpose, and more.

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National WWI Museum and Memorial
This national war museum will sit front and center at the NFL Draft
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 27, 2023
money museum kansas city nfl draft
The Kansas City Federal Reserve Money Museum will be open for the NFL Draft
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 26, 2023
vietnam helicopter
An American Legion branch is restoring a Vietnam helicopter
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 12, 2023
Virginia Hall
Virginia Hall: The woman in charge of a British spy network
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 12, 2023
MRI
More tech inventions you didn’t know came from Uncle Sam
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 29, 2023
bill mauldin
This is the most famous cartoonist from WWII
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 16, 2023
military valentine's day
Here’s how to celebrate Valentine’s Day away from your military member
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 14, 2023
elvis
Elvis met his future wife at this duty station
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 9, 2023
milspouse magazines
Milspouse magazines you should be subscribing to
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 8, 2023
white house butler
This butler served every president from Truman to Reagan
ByBethaney Phillips
Jan 18, 2023
pet raccoon
President Coolidge had a pet raccoon that was originally intended for dinner
ByBethaney Phillips
Jan 12, 2023
famous v-j day photo
The iconic WWII kissing photo was recreated after 70 years
ByBethaney Phillips
Jan 12, 2023
best military books
The best military history books of 2022
ByBethaney Phillips
Jan 9, 2023
military spouses
These are the most iconic military spouses ever
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 20, 2022
Walt Disney next to his ambulance artwork
Walt Disney almost joined the Canadian Army
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 16, 2022
white house north lawn
10 White House facts you didn’t know
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 15, 2022
nuclear weapons
What happened to these missing nuclear weapons?
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 15, 2022
military bases severe weather
These military bases historically get the most severe weather
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 8, 2022
stink bombs
Here’s why the military invented stink bombs
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 1, 2022
drunken soldiers painting
How drunken soldiers could lead a battle and not fail
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 30, 2022
combat bra
Why is the Army creating a combat bra?
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 30, 2022
Here is why the president pardons turkeys every year
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 25, 2022
civil rights leaders
Why Martin Luther King Jr paid for Julia Roberts’ birth
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 16, 2022
constitution auction
An original copy of the US Constitution is up for sale
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 16, 2022
twins reunited after WWII
How a high school history project reunited twins 74 years after their WII casualties
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 16, 2022
How 3 soldiers saved an abandoned newborn baby during WWII
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 16, 2022
audie murphy
Audie Murphy starred in these Hollywood flicks
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 16, 2022
military ranks
Obscure military ranks that no longer exist
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 8, 2022
white house ghost
These presidential ghosts haunt the White House
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 7, 2022
military machinery
This is the largest piece of American military machinery yet
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 7, 2022
kapaun sainthood
This Korean War chaplain is on his way to sainthood
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 4, 2022
wwii-fiction main
These are the top WWII fiction reads this year
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 4, 2022
PTSD art
These are some of the latest (and strangest) PTSD treatments
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 4, 2022
north korea
These are the subtle differences between North and South Korea
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 3, 2022
Wreaths Across America
Where you can see the traveling Wreaths Across America exhibit this winter
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 2, 2022
yosemite national park
Everything you need to know about the Father of National Parks
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 2, 2022
white house
These three First Ladies died inside the White House
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 1, 2022
elementary school toxic waste
An elementary school found this toxic WWII residue on site
ByBethaney Phillips
Oct 21, 2022
lizzo playing flute
WATCH: Lizzo plays James Madison’s crystal flute, and the backstory behind it
ByBethaney Phillips
Oct 18, 2022
This Purple Heart recipient was the most decorated Native American soldier in US history
ByBethaney Phillips
Oct 16, 2022
Here are the types of TRICARE plans you can have
ByBethaney Phillips
Oct 13, 2022
The mystery of Vietnam apes
ByBethaney Phillips
Oct 9, 2022
no fly list
All about the No-Fly List and how to get on (or off) it
ByBethaney Phillips
Oct 6, 2022
The coolest fictional military ranks we wish we could hold
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 30, 2022
The basic guide to BAH allowances
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 28, 2022
trench digger wwii weapons
These WWII weapons were a disaster
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 27, 2022
12 obscure facts you didn’t know about US postage
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 19, 2022
pringles
Why we can thank the U.S. Army for Pringles
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 16, 2022
Secret Service agents
How the Secret Service came to existence
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 16, 2022
bermuda triangle
How a military mission led to one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in history
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 14, 2022