More from Stephen Ruiz (Page 2)

Atoms for Peace

How Eisenhower’s ‘Atoms for Peace’ program started Iran’s nuclear program

By Stephen Ruiz

How the Marine Corps’ oldest division survived at Chosin Reservoir

By Stephen Ruiz

Veterans Benefits

VA rescinds decision that could have lowered veterans’ disability rating

By Stephen Ruiz

Donald Trump Army-Navy Game

What Trump’s executive order means for the Army-Navy football game

By Stephen Ruiz

Handmade U.S. flag

How a soldier’s homemade US flag made it from a WWII POW camp to the Smithsonian

By Stephen Ruiz

How a trip underwater propelled Teddy Roosevelt to improve submariners’ pay

By Stephen Ruiz

World War II bombing of Nagasaki

This Marine survived the Bataan Death March, a ship sinking, and an atomic bomb

By Stephen Ruiz

American servicemen in Greenland during World War II

The time the US offered $100 million in gold to buy Greenland

By Stephen Ruiz

James Garfield ride at Chickamauga

7 interesting facts about US presidents and their military service

By Stephen Ruiz

Joe Foss Guadalcanal

This Medal of Honor recipient came up with the idea for the Super Bowl

By Stephen Ruiz

Spencer Howe Emily Chan

The US service members competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics

By Stephen Ruiz

Olympian Charley Paddock

This Olympian served under a Medal of Honor recipient during World War II

By Stephen Ruiz

Rafael Peralta Navy Cross

The controversial Marine grenade hero of Fallujah that Washington still argues about

By Stephen Ruiz

Phil McConkey touchdown in Super Bowl

This former Navy pilot became one of the unlikeliest Super Bowl champions ever

By Stephen Ruiz

LBJ Dwight Johnson Medal of Honor ceremony

The Vietnam tank driver who ran into a burning tank to pull his friends out

By Stephen Ruiz

Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit

The Littoral Combat Ship’s checkered past and how it all went wrong

By Stephen Ruiz

How the Growler disabled Venezuela’s air defense system

By Stephen Ruiz

Greely expedition survivors

This Civil War veteran nearly died while exploring the Arctic

By Stephen Ruiz

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