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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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6 simple reasons the Union won the Civil War
May 21, 2020 3:28 PM PDT
This Marine received the Medal of Honor for his skills with a flamethrower
May 21, 2020 6:41 PM PDT
Why the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs drank from a fountain in France
May 28, 2020 1:45 PM PDT
The Army developed a tactical cooler that puts your Yeti to shame
Jun 19, 2020 4:29 PM PDT
A 101-year-old WWII vet commissioned his grandson at the Air Force Academy
Jun 25, 2020 10:03 PM PDT
The US Army’s ‘Tiger Force’ took terror tactics to the Viet Cong
Jul 10, 2020 9:50 PM PDT
The only off-duty NYPD officer killed on 9/11 was hours from retiring
Jul 15, 2020 7:49 PM PDT
These are the Air Force’s 10 most expensive planes to operate
Jul 17, 2020 9:49 PM PDT
The Army built a fake base to fool Saddam Hussein — and it worked
Jul 17, 2020 9:52 PM PDT
This impostor saved lives in the Korean War pretending to be a Navy surgeon
Jul 17, 2020 9:53 PM PDT
That time a WWII bomber pilot climbed onto the wing mid-flight to save his crew
Jul 21, 2020 2:24 AM PDT
How a U.S. troop pled guilty to murder but got off scot-free
Jul 22, 2020 11:50 PM PDT
A Medal of Honor recipient was gunned down in a liquor store robbery
Jul 30, 2020 9:10 PM PDT
The White House Chef does 2,222 pushups a day for veterans
Aug 14, 2020 3:43 PM PDT
This is the rifle Confederates used to snipe Union officers
Aug 14, 2020 9:43 PM PDT
Why these British soldiers never say ‘yes’
Aug 20, 2020 5:26 PM PDT
A flamethrower is the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific
Aug 20, 2020 5:31 PM PDT
This Air Force SLAM jet was designed to kill at Mach 5
Aug 20, 2020 5:32 PM PDT
Austria gave the Ottoman Turks the greatest taunt of all time
Aug 20, 2020 5:35 PM PDT
13 of the best military morale patches
Aug 28, 2020 9:26 PM PDT
This is how Viagra was used to entice warlords in Afghanistan
Sep 8, 2020 12:40 PM PDT
Bombs away! Here are the 13 worst military movies in Hollywood history
Sep 10, 2020 12:38 AM PDT
These Air Force ‘rods from God’ could hit with the force of a nuclear weapon
Sep 10, 2020 2:15 PM PDT
This documentary captures the Battle of Ia Drang with stunning 4K footage
Sep 10, 2020 2:14 PM PDT
6 reasons ‘The Long Road Home’ might be the most realistic military show ever
Sep 11, 2020 2:43 AM PDT
This is how far Mario ran and swam to save the Princess
Oct 23, 2020 1:26 AM PDT
The most ‘Murican moments of every presidency, part two
Jan 28, 2019 6:48 PM PST
There was a real-life Major Payne who was way less funny
Sep 12, 2019 2:54 AM PDT
This President wants to prevent asteroids from destroying Earth
Sep 12, 2019 2:54 AM PDT
This famous midshipman was the inspiration for the ‘Hail Mary’ pass
Sep 12, 2019 2:54 AM PDT
What you need to know about POW/MIA Recognition Day
Feb 4, 2020 5:22 PM PST
The ‘Waffle House Index’ tells FEMA how to worry about storms
Sep 12, 2019 2:54 AM PDT
Why these female veterans will never struggle for work again
Feb 5, 2020 7:01 PM PST
Why ancient German women yelled at male warriors in combat
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
A ‘$30 Million Sandwich’ almost derailed the space program
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
This is why the 1st Marine Division ships out to ‘Waltzing Matilda’
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
This is how David Bowie helped bring down the Berlin Wall
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
A ranking senator’s driver was a Chinese spy for 20 years
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
The CIA takes on Marvel Comics tech it considers a real possibility
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
This film is the beautiful story of a WWII romance told through love letters
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
The Putin-friendly bikers who stole Crimea just set up in a new country
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
Saudi Arabia just threatened Canada with a 9/11-style attack
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
The insane story of a Russian aircrew’s daring escape from a Taliban prison
Feb 5, 2020 7:01 PM PST
The US met with the Taliban for peace talks in Doha
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
Why Revolutionary War musicians wore different colored uniforms
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
Jane Fonda opened up about the dumbest thing she ever did
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
In a world of vet-owned coffee, Rakkasan Tea has a mission of its own
Feb 5, 2020 7:00 PM PST
Now you can directly invest in hiring veterans – here’s how
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
This European city has been destroyed by invaders 44 times
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
The new Cold War has nothing to do with Russia – it’s all China
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT
That time James Blunt helped prevent World War III
Sep 12, 2019 2:53 AM PDT