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Blake Stilwell is a traveler and writer with degrees in design, television & film, journalism, public relations, international relations, and business administration. He is a former combat photographer with experience in politics, entertainment, development, nonprofit, military, and government. His career includes work in Business Insider, Fox News, ABC News, NBC, HBO, and the White House.
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From Odysseus to Odierno, ‘Warrior Chorus’ revives the classics
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This Navy SEAL’s intense boot camp prepares actors for movie combat
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A US paratrooper escaped a Nazi prison to join the Red Army and liberate fellow POWs
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One of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers just died at age 95
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Tuskegee Airman and MLK bodyguard Dabney Montgomery dies at age 93
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The 13 funniest military memes of the week
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The American Legion wants medical marijuana research for veterans
Feb 5, 2020 7:03 PM PST
The 13 funniest military memes of the week
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How a one-armed Gurkha fought 200 Japanese troops with a bolt-action rifle
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8 parting thoughts from one of the Marine Corps’ ‘Chosin Few’
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A Navy SEAL is now governor of Missouri
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This famous author started his career drawing timeless cartoons as a drafted US troop
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This veteran buried treasure in the Rockies and left hidden clues for hunters
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Harvard needs disabled veterans for expert research — and soon
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These battleship vets bring the USS North Carolina back to life through combat stories
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This female WWII veteran terrified a Saudi King while driving him around
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Turkish special forces opened a ‘sniper cafe’ on the front line against ISIS
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This military-friendly adult actress is starting a project just for veterans
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12 important things that need to be in your bug-out bag yesterday
Mar 12, 2020 10:48 PM PDT
This pilot in his pajamas shot down an enemy fighter at Pearl Harbor
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The way big ships are launched looks completely insane
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That time Mormons accidentally went to war with the US Army
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Canadian Forces will lead the NATO mission in Iraq
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6 issues I still have with ‘Wonder Woman’
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The government is quiet about plutonium missing for the last year
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This musician survived the Holocaust despite being everything the Nazis hated
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
This 101-year-old singer performed in WWII and dropped an album in 2017
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
The surprising things you can’t build with iTunes
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These may be the top 6 finalists for the new Space Force logo
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
A communist soldier made a daring escape through the Berlin Wall in an APC
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
How one man defeated the US military by enlisting 8 times
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
Everything the Soviets did wrong in Afghanistan
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
This is what happened when a newspaper called John Wayne a ‘fraud’
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
Why this Navy veteran with TBI is set to run for 12 full hours
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
5 reasons why recruiters have a thankless job
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These are all the assets that would become the new Space Force
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This crazy conspiracy theory states Marines have been on Mars for 60 years
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
4 times Prince Harry showed why he’s the ultimate veteran
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This is the only Marine Corps Commandant without a portrait
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
The unexpected history of the hilarious ‘Spirit of 76’ meme
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
The Navy’s most successful World War II sub also killed an enemy train
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‘In the Navy’ was almost an official Navy recruiting song
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
Navy SEAL brains are trained to alter how they process fear
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
6 countries Rambo needs to visit in the new movie
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6 awesome things that will survive a nuclear apocalypse
Apr 29, 2020 3:42 PM PDT
Iran banned this most American of hairstyles
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This Marine kept a 50-year promise to his Vietnam War buddy
Apr 29, 2020 3:42 PM PDT
The insane reason this Pearl Harbor defender didn’t get the Medal of Honor
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4 ways Civil War troops were obsessed with coffee
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A new study shows your chances of achieving the ‘American Dream’
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