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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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The logistics behind cryptology in the US Military
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These were the original political parties (and what they stood for)
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Important events during the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Strange facts about the Kennedy family
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8 facts you didn’t know about First Kids
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This national war museum will sit front and center at the NFL Draft
Apr 27, 2023 10:19 AM PDT
Here’s how war called for the invention of canning
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The Kansas City Federal Reserve Money Museum will be open for the NFL Draft
Apr 26, 2023 8:08 AM PDT
Civil War through WWII: How female roles have evolved in the military
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This is the world’s largest American flag
Apr 26, 2022 11:08 AM PDT
How Steven Seagal and Vladimir Putin got to be such good buddies
Apr 26, 2022 11:14 AM PDT
Arlington National Cemetery was owned by General Lee and confiscated for back taxes
Apr 27, 2022 5:57 AM PDT
These WWII soldiers were stationed at Disney
Apr 25, 2022 9:41 AM PDT
The history of the White House Easter Egg Roll
Apr 25, 2022 11:31 AM PDT
How female spies change the course of the Civil War
Apr 25, 2022 5:31 AM PDT
This is how American wars changed the course of prosthetics
Apr 21, 2022 9:51 AM PDT
This pilot has the most downs from WWII
Apr 19, 2022 11:02 AM PDT
This war was started over a bucket
Apr 20, 2022 5:41 AM PDT
This spy led Germans on a wild goose chase during WWII
Apr 17, 2022 6:10 AM PDT
An American Legion branch is restoring a Vietnam helicopter
Apr 12, 2023 6:58 AM PDT
Virginia Hall: The woman in charge of a British spy network
Apr 12, 2023 6:55 AM PDT
These were the weirdest military jobs of WWII
Apr 10, 2022 6:54 AM PDT
6 cultural norms you didn’t know about Ukraine
Apr 6, 2022 9:14 AM PDT
More tech inventions you didn’t know came from Uncle Sam
Mar 29, 2023 1:13 PM PDT
This WWII soldier went rogue and fought until 1974
Apr 2, 2022 5:58 AM PDT
Our 10 favorite April Fools’ memes
Apr 1, 2022 5:21 AM PDT
April Fools’ in the Military: The Best Pranks Among the Ranks
Apr 1, 2022 5:20 AM PDT
The history of autopilot and how it got its start in the military
Mar 26, 2022 12:11 PM PDT
7 facts you didn’t know about Chernobyl
Mar 23, 2022 1:10 PM PDT
Bats carried bombs during this WWII plot
Mar 17, 2022 10:44 AM PDT
9 facts you didn’t know about the Russian Army
Mar 22, 2022 7:09 AM PDT
These are the different versions of a Molotov cocktail
Mar 22, 2022 7:00 AM PDT
Memes that perfectly describe St. Patrick’s Day in the military
Mar 17, 2022 4:31 AM PDT
How a pack of emus won against modern soldiers
Mar 17, 2022 10:42 AM PDT
Here’s why the military dosed soldiers with PCP and LSD
Mar 17, 2022 10:38 AM PDT
These 11 memes perfectly describe drill life
Mar 17, 2022 4:25 AM PDT
Our 12 favorite 1980s war movies
Mar 11, 2022 9:12 AM PST
How 10 British soldiers escaped a POW camp using spoons
Mar 11, 2022 9:06 AM PST
How a Greek foot soldier inadvertently invented the marathon
Mar 7, 2022 12:01 PM PST
This veteran invented G.I. Joe based on his own war experiences
Mar 7, 2022 9:34 AM PST
You never forget your first duty station, in memes
Mar 4, 2022 5:12 AM PST
10 things you didn’t know about the US Marshals Service
Mar 3, 2022 1:04 PM PST
Do you know the history behind Washington D.C.’s underground tunnels?
Feb 28, 2022 2:53 PM PST
10 things you never knew about M*A*S*H
Feb 21, 2022 5:40 AM PST
This is the most famous cartoonist from WWII
Feb 16, 2023 2:57 PM PST
Here’s how to celebrate Valentine’s Day away from your military member
Feb 14, 2023 6:19 AM PST
12 ways to tell if you’re an infantry spouse
Dec 12, 2021 6:36 AM PST
Elvis met his future wife at this duty station
Feb 9, 2023 6:23 AM PST
Milspouse magazines you should be subscribing to
Feb 8, 2023 7:15 AM PST
Military jargon in 10 amazing memes
Feb 9, 2022 5:32 AM PST
Why US soldiers once rode camels for transportation
Feb 7, 2022 12:59 PM PST