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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.
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This firebase was once the ‘evilest place in Afghanistan’
Sep 3, 2022 5:52 AM PDT
These British commandos kidnapped a German general without firing a shot
Sep 1, 2022 4:43 AM PDT
‘Warriors in their Own Words’ – How the Wild Weasels cleared enemy skies over Vietnam
Aug 28, 2022 5:29 AM PDT
You had to bet your life to graduate from the Vietnam-era Recondo school
Aug 26, 2022 11:33 AM PDT
How 150 British Paratroopers seized a fortified artillery battery on D-Day
Jun 6, 2022 6:03 AM PDT
7 unit mottos that came straight out of combat
Jun 4, 2022 6:08 AM PDT
This is how Patton smashed his way out of Normandy
Jun 4, 2022 6:09 AM PDT
That time a soldier saved the day by calling an artillery strike on himself
Jun 2, 2022 5:30 AM PDT
These are 10 of the longest-serving weapons in the US combat arsenal
May 10, 2021 4:05 AM PDT
James Bond came from the author’s real-world experiences in WWII
May 6, 2021 6:38 AM PDT
50 WWII ships sank during the battle for Guadalcanal
May 2, 2022 5:31 AM PDT
The ‘Phantom Division’ and 10 minutes that shortened World War II in Europe
Apr 24, 2022 5:56 AM PDT
This is how the misfit crew of ‘Old 666’ became the most decorated in history
Apr 22, 2022 4:59 AM PDT
The 9 coolest things militaries have done with the M113
Apr 21, 2022 5:37 AM PDT
This carrier pigeon saved a battalion in World War I
Apr 21, 2022 5:39 AM PDT
After 100 years, World War I battlefields are poisoned and uninhabitable
Apr 19, 2022 5:46 AM PDT
This British tank crew survived 3 days trapped in No Man’s Land
Apr 12, 2022 5:22 AM PDT
How these paratroopers came to be called ‘The Rock Regiment’
Mar 15, 2022 5:30 AM PDT
How the Marines ripped through the Iraqis in Operation Desert Storm
Mar 11, 2022 5:10 AM PST
This is how General Pershing’s ‘favorite doughboy’ earned the Medal of Honor
Feb 28, 2022 5:33 AM PST
Lt. Col Hackworth is a legend now, but he wasn’t always one
Jan 20, 2022 6:36 AM PST
This is why Nazis dubbed these paratroopers ‘devils in baggy pants’
Jan 15, 2022 5:51 AM PST
This is how the B-52 rained fire in Vietnam
Apr 26, 2021 6:40 AM PDT
America’s ‘concrete battleship’ defended Manila Bay until the very end
Nov 7, 2019 3:05 AM PST
That time Uncle Sam brought the Vietnamese bombs for Christmas
Oct 29, 2021 4:00 AM PDT
6 badass military quotes created by combat
Jul 2, 2022 4:25 AM PDT
These are the real brothers behind ‘Saving Private Ryan’
Jan 20, 2022 6:35 AM PST
This is why 3/2 Marines call themselves ‘the Betio Bastards’
Nov 22, 2021 3:05 AM PST
These daring defectors turned the Viet Cong against itself
Oct 31, 2021 4:05 AM PDT
This is why the 3rd Infantry Division is called ‘Rock of the Marne’
Oct 18, 2021 3:30 AM PDT
The 6 most terrifying weapons of World War I
Aug 21, 2022 5:45 AM PDT
How the Rag-tag Circus begged, borrowed, and stole vehicles in its drive across Germany
Aug 19, 2022 1:26 PM PDT
That time two countries’ Special Forces squared off in combat
Aug 11, 2022 5:27 AM PDT
This WWII fighter pilot ‘piggy-backed’ his wingman home after he was shot down
Jul 31, 2022 6:32 AM PDT
These 7 women received the Distinguished Flying Cross
Mar 4, 2021 7:03 PM PST
Life aboard WWII submarines was brutal
Jul 23, 2022 4:09 AM PDT
5 other WWII battles that kicked off the war in the Pacific
Jun 7, 2021 11:13 PM PDT
This is how Eddie Rickenbacker earned 7 service crosses and the Medal of Honor
May 29, 2022 6:01 AM PDT
This is what the Army’s ‘Iron Men of Metz’ and Attila the Hun have in common
Apr 30, 2022 4:57 AM PDT
The 18 times America did crazy combat jumps
Jan 31, 2022 5:33 AM PST
The day we saved 2,147 POWs from Los Baños Prison
Dec 24, 2021 8:32 AM PST
3 heroes who became POWs twice
Oct 16, 2021 3:15 AM PDT
This colonel-turned-mercenary has been battling terrorism for decades
Oct 20, 2020 6:07 PM PDT
These badass Marines held off an entire Viet Cong battalion
May 19, 2021 3:00 PM PDT
This daring ruse turned the tide of the American Revolution
Apr 26, 2021 11:08 AM PDT
How the US Navy captured its first enemy ship in 129 years
Apr 23, 2021 6:39 AM PDT
Here’s how these 3 legends each earned two Medals of Honor
Apr 23, 2021 9:42 AM PDT
That time Union soldiers stole a train to wreak havoc in Georgia
Apr 23, 2021 9:42 AM PDT
7 tools that helped America win WWII
Apr 21, 2021 6:40 AM PDT
World War I MacArthur was a bad ass
Apr 21, 2021 6:39 AM PDT
Don’t miss out on these 6 veteran education opportunities
Apr 19, 2021 7:03 AM PDT
Everything the US has learned in Afghanistan the Brits learned in the 1800s
Apr 18, 2021 7:03 AM PDT