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Tim Kirkpatrick entered the Navy in 2007 as a Hospital Corpsman and deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan with 3rd Battalion 5th Marines in the fall of 2010. Tim now has degrees in both Film Production and Screenwriting. tim.kirkpatrick@wearethemighty.com
More from Tim
The ‘Papasha’ is the daddy of Soviet submachine guns
Jan 28, 2019 6:42 PM PST
14 movies that made you want to join the military
Mar 31, 2018 2:55 AM PDT
This is how Stalingrad’s most epic sniper duel ended
Jan 28, 2019 6:42 PM PST
This is the rifle Vasily Zaytsev used to wage a one-man war in ‘Enemy at the Gates’
Jan 28, 2019 6:42 PM PST
The 4 times Sam Shepard played an outstanding military officer
Apr 2, 2018 9:47 AM PDT
How these few Marines held the line at the Chosin Reservoir
Jan 28, 2019 6:42 PM PST
This special instinct can help troops survive an ambush
Jan 28, 2019 6:42 PM PST
These Japanese men went from captives to war heroes
Jan 28, 2019 6:42 PM PST
7 awesome weapon arsenals in the movies
Mar 31, 2018 2:55 AM PDT
What life was like in an American concentration camp
Jan 28, 2019 6:42 PM PST
This ‘Lone Survivor’ duo wants veterans to know about a new benefit
Feb 5, 2020 6:59 PM PST
8 awesome war movie moments we can’t stop watching
Apr 22, 2018 9:08 PM PDT
This is how the USS Arizona memorial made Elvis the King
Jan 28, 2019 6:42 PM PST
11 fictional weapons we wish we could check out of the armory
Apr 2, 2018 9:47 AM PDT
This intense 360 video shows the dangers of fighting during the Civil War
Jan 28, 2019 6:42 PM PST
9 stupid mistakes boots immediately regret
Mar 31, 2018 2:55 AM PDT
4 Asian-American heroes you should know about
Jan 28, 2019 6:41 PM PST
This is how the Growler disables an enemy’s air defense system
Jun 25, 2018 3:55 PM PDT
This is why Marines say flying a Harrier is like ‘riding a dragon’
Jun 25, 2018 3:55 PM PDT
This intense first-person video shows how dangerous life was in the trenches of WWI
Jan 28, 2019 6:41 PM PST
This is how the first Asian-American Marine officer saved 8,000 men
Jun 25, 2018 3:55 PM PDT
7 reasons why you’d want ‘Pvt. Pyle’ in your infantry squad
Jan 28, 2019 6:39 PM PST
7 whacky life lessons we learned from ‘Team America’
Apr 2, 2018 9:47 AM PDT
This is the first US war to make use of the telegraph for tactical advantage
Jun 25, 2018 3:55 PM PDT
Gene Hackman’s response on why he joined the Marines is TV gold
Feb 5, 2020 6:59 PM PST
9 ways not to get treated like a complete boot in the infantry
Mar 31, 2018 2:54 AM PDT
This is how Tim Kennedy teaches people to become hard to kill
Jun 25, 2018 3:55 PM PDT
This is why the first combat submarine was a death trap
Nov 1, 2018 9:08 PM PDT
7 struggles these veterans know all too well about humping gear
Apr 2, 2018 9:47 AM PDT
This was reportedly the youngest US serviceman killed in Vietnam
Jan 28, 2019 6:41 PM PST
17 GIFs that will remind you of your first combat deployment
Mar 31, 2018 2:54 AM PDT
5 key pieces of military technology developed by the US to fight the Vietnam War
Jun 25, 2018 3:55 PM PDT
6 silly things troops bring into combat zones
Mar 31, 2018 2:54 AM PDT
WWI’s deadliest sniper was from Canada
Jan 28, 2019 6:41 PM PST
This is how US subs make oxygen from seawater
Nov 1, 2018 9:07 PM PDT
5 more epic military movie mistakes
Jan 28, 2019 6:39 PM PST
The first American shots in WW1 were actually fired in Guam
Jan 28, 2019 6:41 PM PST
This is why grunt gear isn’t for the average man
Jul 1, 2019 6:05 PM PDT
4 gross non-battle injuries medics have to look at
Apr 2, 2018 9:46 AM PDT
How this Vietnam War pilot survived captivity and torture
Jan 28, 2019 6:41 PM PST
6 myths civilians believe about Marines
Aug 12, 2018 6:10 PM PDT
10 awesome songs we listened to while ‘Bangin’ in Sangin’
Jan 28, 2019 6:38 PM PST
Revenge and duty to country motivated this Vietnam War Marine
Jan 28, 2019 6:41 PM PST
Beware the American booby trap rigger in Vietnam
Jun 25, 2018 3:55 PM PDT
5 more military myths that Hollywood taught us to believe
Jan 28, 2019 6:39 PM PST
This is how the ‘Handsomest Man in the Luftwaffe’ lost his looks
Jan 28, 2019 6:41 PM PST
4 rare things you learn about yourself serving as a Corpsman
Apr 2, 2018 9:46 AM PDT
5 things every boot should know before dating a local
Jul 2, 2019 7:05 PM PDT
Here are 5 incredibly brave kids we’ve seen in war movies
Jan 28, 2019 6:39 PM PST
6 pearls of wisdom we learned from War Daddy in ‘Fury’
Jan 28, 2019 6:39 PM PST
6 newbie boots you wouldn’t want in your infantry squad
Jan 28, 2019 6:39 PM PST
How the Allies defeated one of their deadliest WWII adversaries
Jan 28, 2019 6:41 PM PST