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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.

More from Bethaney

Former flight attendant honors 9/11 by pushing beverage cart from Boston to NYC
ByBethaney Phillips
Sep 3, 2021
How a former Nazi interrogator left a permanent mark on Disney
ByBethaney Phillips
Aug 31, 2021
The fall of Soviet Russia hysterically explained through memes
ByBethaney Phillips
Aug 27, 2021
Here’s the starting bid in the auction for the gun that killed Billy the Kid
ByBethaney Phillips
Aug 26, 2021
The Night Witches: an all-women crew who dropped bombs at night
ByBethaney Phillips
Aug 19, 2021
Does Pennsylvania have a hidden mass Civil War grave?
ByBethaney Phillips
Aug 15, 2021
Thomas Jefferson famously edited his Bible based on believability
ByBethaney Phillips
Aug 15, 2021
The band ‘Foo Fighters’ got their name from this war mystery
ByBethaney Phillips
Aug 4, 2021
Is the military researching an ‘anti-aging’ pill?
ByBethaney Phillips
Jul 27, 2021
The history of duct tape and its military ties
ByBethaney Phillips
Jul 26, 2021
Sesame Street launches a new series on difficult topics for military kids
ByBethaney Phillips
Jul 26, 2021
5 tips to make your next military ball a disaster
ByBethaney Phillips
Jul 18, 2021
The Army’s very own Sagen Maddalena is headed to Tokyo for the women’s 3×40 event
ByBethaney Phillips
Jul 16, 2021
Veteran couple opens a distillery with military ties
ByBethaney Phillips
Jul 14, 2021
This Army program is launching co-working spaces for milspouses
ByBethaney Phillips
Jul 12, 2021
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4th of July military traditions we know and love
ByBethaney Phillips
Jul 3, 2021
Army soldier Phillip Jungman is headed to the Olympics for skeet
ByBethaney Phillips
Jul 1, 2021
bea arthur marine
Bea Arthur was a Marine before starring on Golden Girls
ByBethaney Phillips
Jun 17, 2021
The underground work of Belle Boyd and how she changed the Civil War
ByBethaney Phillips
Jun 9, 2021
These presidents were all (distantly) related to each other
ByBethaney Phillips
Jun 8, 2021
Coffee alternatives that were used during the Civil War
ByBethaney Phillips
May 26, 2021
6 weird things you didn’t know about the Civil War
ByBethaney Phillips
May 13, 2021
political parties
These were the original political parties (and what they stood for)
ByBethaney Phillips
May 12, 2021
cryptograph
The logistics behind cryptology in the US Military
ByBethaney Phillips
May 12, 2021
jackie o style
8 things you didn’t know about Jackie O’s famous style
ByBethaney Phillips
May 12, 2021
cuban missile crisis
Important events during the Cuban Missile Crisis
ByBethaney Phillips
May 10, 2021
kennedy family
Strange facts about the Kennedy family
ByBethaney Phillips
May 6, 2021
kennedy first kids
8 facts you didn’t know about First Kids
ByBethaney Phillips
May 3, 2021
This Fort Bragg live theater program reduced suicide rates
ByBethaney Phillips
May 3, 2021
Was General Lee’s buried family treasure ever found?
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 29, 2021
glowing wounds
Here’s why Civil War soldiers had wounds that glowed in the dark
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 27, 2021
Our favorite memes about presidential kids
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 27, 2021
Here’s your glimpse into Civil War-era clothing
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 26, 2021
Did you know Martha Washington was one of the few female plantation owners?
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 26, 2021
Best Sniper competition held at Fort Benning
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 21, 2021
Best Ranger Competition: annual event returns at Fort Benning
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 19, 2021
Here’s how the term ‘cannon fodder’ came to be
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 13, 2021
This German city faked its way to safety during WWII
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 7, 2021
Military romance … in memes
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 6, 2021
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10 strange stats about military spouses
ByBethaney Phillips
Apr 1, 2021
8 things you realize leaving drill life
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 31, 2021
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Andrew Jackson was held captive during the Revolutionary War
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 25, 2021
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These 11 memes perfectly describe military uniforms
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 23, 2021
Our 10 favorite presidential memes
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 22, 2021
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Did you know these 31 presidents served in the military before becoming commander in chief?
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 22, 2021
cryptology
This was the punishment for breaking a cryptology oath during WWII
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 22, 2021
Here’s how WWII’s V-Mail prevented espionage
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 17, 2021
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Memes that describe what it’s like to explain jargon to civilian friends
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 16, 2021
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Was George H.W. Bush almost eaten by cannibals?
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 16, 2021
11 memes that perfectly describe your first FRG event
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 16, 2021
Our favorite military movies of the 2000s
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 12, 2021
Castle itter
Germans helped U.S. troops save this Austrian castle during WWII
ByBethaney Phillips
Mar 11, 2021