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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 11 best Volodymyr Zelenskyy memes we’ve seen
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 10, 2022
New bill asks to honor Korean War Chaplain
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 9, 2022
How a Prussian man was accidentally drafted by Nazis and became their lead interrogator
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 8, 2022
How a Greek foot soldier inadvertently invented the marathon
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 7, 2022
This veteran invented G.I. Joe based on his own war experiences
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 7, 2022
A Purple Heart recipient died saving his granddaughter from a house fire
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 7, 2022
You never forget your first duty station, in memes
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 4, 2022
Tom Hanks cut him from ‘Band of Brothers.’ Now he has a successful podcast about the show.
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 3, 2022
10 things you didn’t know about the US Marshals Service
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 3, 2022
Do you know the history behind Washington D.C.’s underground tunnels?
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 28, 2022
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10 things you never knew about M*A*S*H
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 21, 2022
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12 of our favorite Army jokes on the Internet
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 18, 2022
Military jargon in 10 amazing memes
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 9, 2022
How train cars kept missiles mobile in event of Soviet strike during the ’80s
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 7, 2022
Here’s how guns were dropped into enemy territory as a physiological experiment
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 7, 2022
Why US soldiers once rode camels for transportation
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 7, 2022
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The history of the woobie and why they’re so beloved
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 6, 2022
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Our 9 favorite war films from the 60s
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 2, 2022
How Revolutionary War medals confirmed the U.S.’s independence
ByBethaney Phillips
Feb 1, 2022
These are the 4 strangest military units in history
ByBethaney Phillips
Jan 28, 2022
During WWII, family dogs went to serve in the war
ByBethaney Phillips
Jan 24, 2022
This ‘line-crossing ceremony’ is performed on boats crossing the equator
ByBethaney Phillips
Jan 19, 2022
10 Things you didn’t know about Bob Dole
ByBethaney Phillips
Jan 17, 2022
These 10 Santa memes are perfect whether you’re naughty or nice
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 18, 2021
Our Top 10 military ball memes
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 16, 2021
8 ways to turn your PCS into holiday art
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 16, 2021
How a typo led to the incredible, annual tradition of NORAD tracking Santa
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 15, 2021
Miss Russian Army, a beauty contest for Russian forces
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 15, 2021
A motion picture student saved fellow soldiers by videoing action during Vietnam
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 14, 2021
An experiment in the 1940s tried making ships invisible
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 14, 2021
12 ways to tell if you’re an infantry spouse
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 12, 2021
AARP, Ad Council address needs of military veteran caregivers
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 9, 2021
This female coder wrote the Apollo project by hand
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 8, 2021
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Why Bolivia, a land-locked country, still keeps an active navy
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 6, 2021
How 48 Sikhs fought an army of 100,000 soldiers
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 3, 2021
4 ways to engage kids with their deployed parent this holiday season
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 2, 2021
5 pro tips for putting together Christmas care packages
ByBethaney Phillips
Dec 1, 2021
How Virginia Woolfe helped play a prank on the British Navy
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 29, 2021
FDR’s home away from home was the ‘Little White House’ in Georgia
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 28, 2021
These 4 female soldiers concealed their gender in order to fight
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 24, 2021
Vietnam vet talks Agent Orange and a brotherhood among fellow veterans
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 20, 2021
In France, birds are trained to take down drones
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 16, 2021
The nation’s oldest active park ranger is 100
ByBethaney Phillips
Nov 4, 2021
Before ‘Ring of Fire,’ Johnny Cash served in the Air Force
ByBethaney Phillips
Oct 28, 2021
These soldiers received multiple Medals of Honor
ByBethaney Phillips
Oct 28, 2021
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Roosevelt’s daughter placed bets in the White House
ByBethaney Phillips
Oct 25, 2021
Uniform guidelines in the military
ByBethaney Phillips
Oct 25, 2021
Pay charts in the military
ByBethaney Phillips
Oct 13, 2021
Today is Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day. Here’s why we must honor them.
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 26, 2021
This British war medal is only awarded to animals
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 13, 2021
This is the Russian soldier who likely avoided a nuclear war
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 13, 2021
An Oklahoma Congressman tried taking a rogue helicopter mission
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 9, 2021