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History

That time the Navy almost blew up the President of the United States

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George Custer’s younger brother earned two Medals of Honor in the same week

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Military Branches

The creator of ‘Amazing Grace’ was a sailor with a foul mouth

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This is why Fidel Castro froze the body of an American airman

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This soldier used his teeth as bullets to attack Turkish invaders
History

This soldier used his teeth as bullets to attack Turkish invaders

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History

4 times the Iranian navy got beat down in the Persian Gulf

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A North Vietnamese soldier hid in the jungle for 40 years
History

A North Vietnamese soldier hid in the jungle for 40 years

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History

What it is like for women in the North Korean military

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The northernmost Confederate attack was a raid on Vermont
Civil War

The northernmost Confederate attack was a raid on Vermont

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History

How a destroyer won a World War II battle with only potatoes

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These pistols are carried by NCOs at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Army

These pistols are carried by NCOs at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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That time an entire Italian regiment surrendered to one pilot
History

That time an entire Italian regiment surrendered to one pilot

By Blake Stilwell

One woman wrote 25,000 letters for wounded soldiers who couldn’t
History

One woman wrote 25,000 letters for wounded soldiers who couldn’t

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Army

This is what a silencer for howitzers looks like

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Now we know why Kim Jong-un killed his brother
History

Now we know why Kim Jong-un killed his brother

By Blake Stilwell

The conspiracy theory of the underground war between Green Berets and aliens
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The conspiracy theory of the underground war between Green Berets and aliens

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These 9 weapons are banned from modern warfare
Military News

These 9 weapons are banned from modern warfare

By Blake Stilwell

A Marine vet made a daring beer run to Vietnam for his buddies
History

A Marine vet made a daring beer run to Vietnam for his buddies

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This secret Russian weapon turned out to be harmless bee poop
Cold War

This secret Russian weapon turned out to be harmless bee poop

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The president is forbidden from going to the top of a major US monument
History

The president is forbidden from going to the top of a major US monument

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The DoD has its own brownie recipe and it’s 26 pages long
Entertainment

The DoD has its own brownie recipe and it’s 26 pages long

By Blake Stilwell

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Army

Why Brazil’s World War II force had the best unit patch

By Blake Stilwell

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11 things I learned about Star Trek after enlisting in the military

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4 times armies blasted music to intimidate and infuriate their enemies
Army

4 times armies blasted music to intimidate and infuriate their enemies

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This Crow GI became the last Indian War Chief during World War II
History

This Crow GI became the last Indian War Chief during World War II

By Blake Stilwell

This Royal Marine threw himself on a grenade – and walked away with a nosebleed
Marine Corps

This Royal Marine threw himself on a grenade – and walked away with a nosebleed

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Aviation

5 fastest military aircraft in service today

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4 real things Vietnam vets experienced that you won’t see in movies

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wright-patterson air force base
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Civil War

Civil War vets wanted to invade Canada to liberate Ireland

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The amazing reason Queen Elizabeth refused to sit on the Iron Throne

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History

How French special forces rescued the holiest site in Islam

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Army

These 17 hilarious reviews of MREs from troops in the field will bring back memories

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This is the most decorated enlisted sailor in US military history

By Blake Stilwell

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History

Military officers in WWI were the masters of the word ‘f**k’

By Blake Stilwell

George Washington was voted Britain’s ‘Greatest Enemy Commander’
History

George Washington was voted Britain’s ‘Greatest Enemy Commander’

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Army

The ‘Prisoner Exchange’ is the coolest Army-Navy tradition no one talks about

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The CIA once hired prostitutes to test LSD on unsuspecting civilians

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Tactical

These are the slave soldiers that defeated the Mongols

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Your handy viewing guide to military episodes of The Simpsons

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This is how WW2 Marines made ice cream at 30,000 feet

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History

This is the only country in South America to send troops to the Korean War

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Cold War

That time Richard Nixon almost sparked an invasion of Venezuela

By Blake Stilwell

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Marine Corps

Marines stole the spotlight from the National Guard in the LA Riots

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3 of the stupidest wars ever fought in world history

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How a civilian aircraft in distress set a world glider record
Air Force

How a civilian aircraft in distress set a world glider record

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Civil War

The last shots of the American Civil War were fired in Russia

By Blake Stilwell

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Army

How ‘having guts’ actually meant being an able US troop

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The first man killed in the Vietnam War was murdered by a fellow airman
Air Force

The first man killed in the Vietnam War was murdered by a fellow airman

By Blake Stilwell

These British troops claimed to be rescued by angels in WWI
History

These British troops claimed to be rescued by angels in WWI

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History

What happens when a special operator is caught up in a terrorist attack

By Blake Stilwell

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Aviation

Everything you need to know about the Air Force’s navy

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The differences between flying for the Marine Corps and the Air Force

By Blake Stilwell

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History

Here’s why the US purposely gave ammo to the Communists in the Vietnam War

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Vietnam War intense firefight
History

How losing Vietnam was actually a victory for 5 other countries

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History

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History

Why this Medal of Honor recipient fought his home owners association

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History

These were the mercy dogs of World War I

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Marine Corps

The raid on Camp Bastion was a bloody first for some Marine aviators

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The 6 most awesome things to know about the Merchant Marine

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Cold War

That time aliens landed in the Soviet Union for a walk in the park

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Tactical

6 reasons the Vikings were so successful at raiding villages

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