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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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One sheriff’s race: Two instances of stolen valor
ByBethaney Phillips
May 19, 2022
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ByBethaney Phillips
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These pilots became aces in a single day during WWI
ByBethaney Phillips
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ByBethaney Phillips
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ByBethaney Phillips
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ByBethaney Phillips
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Here’s how war called for the invention of canning
ByBethaney Phillips
May 3, 2022
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Civil War through WWII: How female roles have evolved in the military
ByBethaney Phillips
May 1, 2022
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ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 27, 2022
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Arlington National Cemetery was owned by General Lee and confiscated for back taxes
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 27, 2022
How Steven Seagal and Vladimir Putin got to be such good buddies
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 26, 2022
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This is the world’s largest American flag
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 26, 2022
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The history of the White House Easter Egg Roll
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 25, 2022
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These WWII soldiers were stationed at Disney
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 25, 2022
Kevin Costner is on the board of this WWI museum
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 25, 2022
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How female spies change the course of the Civil War
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 25, 2022
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ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 22, 2022
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This is how American wars changed the course of prosthetics
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 21, 2022
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This war was started over a bucket
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 20, 2022
This pilot has the most downs from WWII
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 19, 2022
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This spy led Germans on a wild goose chase during WWII
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 17, 2022
These were the weirdest military jobs of WWII
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 10, 2022
6 cultural norms you didn’t know about Ukraine
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 6, 2022
5 of the craziest Putin rumors to hit mainstream media
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 5, 2022
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This WWII soldier went rogue and fought until 1974
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 2, 2022
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Our 10 favorite April Fools’ memes
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 1, 2022
April Fools’ in the Military: The Best Pranks Among the Ranks
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 1, 2022
Here’s how a Nintendo classic ended up as a federal stamp
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 31, 2022
This was the world’s shortest war
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 31, 2022
Poland enlisted a bear as one of their top soldiers
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 31, 2022
This vet is now the star of a kids’ TV show
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 30, 2022
Here’s why Phil H. Bucklew is the father of special warfare
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 30, 2022
The military once stored missiles in massive ice tunnels
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 29, 2022
This is the history behind Napalm
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 28, 2022
How anti-tank dogs helped advance Soviet forces
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 28, 2022
This battle was decided by a meteor
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 26, 2022
The history of autopilot and how it got its start in the military
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 26, 2022
Soldiers talking. Military lingo is a tradition
Strange military lingo from back in the day
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 25, 2022
7 facts you didn’t know about Chernobyl
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 23, 2022
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10 expectations of WW2 military spouses
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 23, 2022
9 facts you didn’t know about the Russian Army
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 22, 2022
These are the different versions of a Molotov cocktail
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 22, 2022
Bats carried bombs during this WWII plot
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 17, 2022
How a pack of emus won against modern soldiers
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 17, 2022
Here’s why the military dosed soldiers with PCP and LSD
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 17, 2022
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Memes that perfectly describe St. Patrick’s Day in the military
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 17, 2022
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These 11 memes perfectly describe drill life
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 17, 2022
Here’s how a longbow was instrumental in WWII
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 14, 2022
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Our 12 favorite 1980s war movies
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 11, 2022
How 10 British soldiers escaped a POW camp using spoons
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 11, 2022