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About Me

James Elphick is a veteran airborne infantryman of the 82nd Airborne Division having served in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He has a Masters degree in International Studies from Texas State University and currently works for Veterans Upward Bound helping veterans returning to school.

More from James

firebase
This firebase was once the ‘evilest place in Afghanistan’
ByJames Elphick
Sep 3, 2022
british commandos
These British commandos kidnapped a German general without firing a shot
ByJames Elphick
Sep 1, 2022
wild weasels
‘Warriors in their Own Words’ – How the Wild Weasels cleared enemy skies over Vietnam
ByJames Elphick
Aug 28, 2022
recondo
You had to bet your life to graduate from the Vietnam-era Recondo school
ByJames Elphick
Aug 26, 2022
world war i weapons
The 6 most terrifying weapons of World War I
ByJames Elphick
Aug 21, 2022
How the Rag-tag Circus begged, borrowed, and stole vehicles in its drive across Germany
ByJames Elphick
Aug 19, 2022
That time two countries’ Special Forces squared off in combat
ByJames Elphick
Aug 11, 2022
This WWII fighter pilot ‘piggy-backed’ his wingman home after he was shot down
ByJames Elphick
Jul 31, 2022
Life aboard WWII submarines was brutal
ByJames Elphick
Jul 23, 2022
6 badass military quotes created by combat
ByJames Elphick
Jul 2, 2022
How 150 British Paratroopers seized a fortified artillery battery on D-Day
ByJames Elphick
Jun 6, 2022
patton
This is how Patton smashed his way out of Normandy
ByJames Elphick
Jun 4, 2022
mottos
7 unit mottos that came straight out of combat
ByJames Elphick
Jun 4, 2022
artillery strike
That time a soldier saved the day by calling an artillery strike on himself
ByJames Elphick
Jun 2, 2022
This is how Eddie Rickenbacker earned 7 service crosses and the Medal of Honor
ByJames Elphick
May 29, 2022
guadalcanal
50 WWII ships sank during the battle for Guadalcanal
ByJames Elphick
May 2, 2022
This is what the Army’s ‘Iron Men of Metz’ and Attila the Hun have in common
ByJames Elphick
Apr 30, 2022
The ‘Phantom Division’ and 10 minutes that shortened World War II in Europe
ByJames Elphick
Apr 24, 2022
This is how the misfit crew of ‘Old 666’ became the most decorated in history
ByJames Elphick
Apr 22, 2022
carrier pigeon
This carrier pigeon saved a battalion in World War I
ByJames Elphick
Apr 21, 2022
The 9 coolest things militaries have done with the M113
ByJames Elphick
Apr 21, 2022
ww1 trenches today
After 100 years, World War I battlefields are poisoned and uninhabitable
ByJames Elphick
Apr 19, 2022
tank crew
This British tank crew survived 3 days trapped in No Man’s Land
ByJames Elphick
Apr 12, 2022
rock regiment
How these paratroopers came to be called ‘The Rock Regiment’
ByJames Elphick
Mar 15, 2022
How the Marines ripped through the Iraqis in Operation Desert Storm
ByJames Elphick
Mar 11, 2022
This is how General Pershing’s ‘favorite doughboy’ earned the Medal of Honor
ByJames Elphick
Feb 28, 2022
The 18 times America did crazy combat jumps
ByJames Elphick
Jan 31, 2022
Lt. Col Hackworth is a legend now, but he wasn’t always one
ByJames Elphick
Jan 20, 2022
These are the real brothers behind ‘Saving Private Ryan’
ByJames Elphick
Jan 20, 2022
This is why Nazis dubbed these paratroopers ‘devils in baggy pants’
ByJames Elphick
Jan 15, 2022
The day we saved 2,147 POWs from Los Baños Prison
ByJames Elphick
Dec 24, 2021
This is why 3/2 Marines call themselves ‘the Betio Bastards’
ByJames Elphick
Nov 22, 2021
These daring defectors turned the Viet Cong against itself
ByJames Elphick
Oct 31, 2021
That time Uncle Sam brought the Vietnamese bombs for Christmas
ByJames Elphick
Oct 29, 2021
marne
This is why the 3rd Infantry Division is called ‘Rock of the Marne’
ByJames Elphick
Oct 18, 2021
3 heroes who became POWs twice
ByJames Elphick
Oct 16, 2021
5 other WWII battles that kicked off the war in the Pacific
ByJames Elphick
Jun 7, 2021
These badass Marines held off an entire Viet Cong battalion
ByJames Elphick
May 19, 2021
military weapons
These are 10 of the longest-serving weapons in the US combat arsenal
ByJames Elphick
May 10, 2021
James Bond came from the author’s real-world experiences in WWII
ByJames Elphick
May 6, 2021
This daring ruse turned the tide of the American Revolution
ByJames Elphick
Apr 26, 2021
This is how the B-52 rained fire in Vietnam
ByJames Elphick
Apr 26, 2021
union soldiers stole a train
That time Union soldiers stole a train to wreak havoc in Georgia
ByJames Elphick
Apr 23, 2021
Here’s how these 3 legends each earned two Medals of Honor
ByJames Elphick
Apr 23, 2021
How the US Navy captured its first enemy ship in 129 years
ByJames Elphick
Apr 23, 2021
7 tools that helped America win WWII
ByJames Elphick
Apr 21, 2021
World War I MacArthur was a bad ass
ByJames Elphick
Apr 21, 2021
Don’t miss out on these 6 veteran education opportunities
ByJames Elphick
Apr 19, 2021
Everything the US has learned in Afghanistan the Brits learned in the 1800s
ByJames Elphick
Apr 18, 2021
marines
The Marine Corps wrote the book on ‘small wars,’ literally
ByJames Elphick
Apr 12, 2021
This is how Theodore Roosevelt turned a ‘cowboy cavalry’ into the battle-ready ‘Rough Riders’
ByJames Elphick
Apr 8, 2021
These 5 innovative Civil War weapons changed combat forever
ByJames Elphick
Mar 26, 2021