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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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The truth about why the US released ISIS’ leader in 2004
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A Vietnam vet’s daughter wrote this funny, heartfelt obituary for her dad
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This soldier took on enemy troops with the sword that took off his arm
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That time the US and Iran teamed up to fight the Taliban
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The 13 funniest military memes for the week of Dec. 29
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Your top 13 favorite Mighty stories from 2017
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This future President and First Lady fought with US troops in China
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Greek yogurt could be a new sustainable jet fuel
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How a future president avoided being eaten by cannibals
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The 13 funniest military memes for the week of Dec. 22
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Medieval knights used to fight giant snails and no one knows why
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That time JFK promised to save Santa from the Soviets
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Now you can celebrate the coolest operations of the CIA every month
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That time egg nog almost brought down West Point
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The 13 funniest military memes for the week of Dec. 15
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This veteran’s Korean-inspired hot sauce will blow your mind
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5 of the most ridiculous things naval officers did with ‘Fat Leonard’
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Now you can read about every single fallen US troop in the Vietnam War
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The 13 funniest memes for the week of Dec. 8
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6 reasons airmen hate on Marines
May 17, 2018 2:08 AM PDT
That time a US hacker hijacked North Korean propaganda to play ‘the Final Countdown’
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Grunt Style now runs the best air shows in America
Mar 31, 2018 2:58 AM PDT
The Korean War’s first Medal of Honor recipient dies at 93
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The 13 funniest military memes for the week of Dec. 1
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Navy just dropped its new 2017 smack talk video
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The 13 funniest military memes for the week of Nov. 24
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The 13 funniest memes for the week of Nov. 17
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Mattis spent Veterans Day with fallen warriors in Arlington National Cemetery
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The 13 funniest Veterans Day memes for 2017
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This is how your fantasy football skills can help the US war effort
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6 things everyone should know about Russia’s October Revolution
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This is why ‘Tango Down’ is not just another veteran-produced film
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The 13 funniest memes for the week of Nov. 3
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This is how US Presidents almost got to choose their own entrance music
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16 jokes Germans could die for telling under the Nazi regime
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The 13 funniest military memes for the week of Oct. 13
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5 useless border walls that barely slowed down the enemy
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6 times war movies totally altered reality
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The 13 funniest military memes for the week of Oct. 6
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That time the Greeks sent ammo to the enemy so they’d stop stripping the Parthenon
Jan 28, 2019 6:43 PM PST
The 13 funniest military memes for the week of Sept. 29
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11 classic banned books written by veterans
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The world’s most iconic infantry clerk is dead at 91
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The 13 funniest memes for the week of Sept. 22
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This is why Morgan Freeman is Russia’s newest target
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This is the fictional country the Russians are training to fight
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North Korea’s rocket fuel is an accident waiting to happen
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That time a President’s son got high with Willie Nelson at the White House
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