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Did you know ‘Honest Abe’ was actually a formidable fighter?
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Did you know ‘Honest Abe’ was actually a formidable fighter?

By Ruddy Cano

How this paratrooper got his trench knife back after 70 years
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How this paratrooper got his trench knife back after 70 years

By Blake Stilwell

How this 1862 battle lengthened the Civil War by 2 years
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How this 1862 battle lengthened the Civil War by 2 years

By Logan Nye

The insane life of this Holocaust survivor and Special Forces veteran
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The insane life of this Holocaust survivor and Special Forces veteran

By Blake Stilwell

Top 5 hobbies the founding fathers enjoyed that you didn’t know about
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Top 5 hobbies the founding fathers enjoyed that you didn’t know about

By Ruddy Cano

The artillery mission that made Truman a criminal and hero
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The artillery mission that made Truman a criminal and hero

By Logan Nye

Air Force plane arrives arrives with 39 tons of baby formula from Ramstein Air Base
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Air Force plane arrives arrives with 39 tons of baby formula from Ramstein Air Base

By Jessica Manfre

Vietnamese farmers have been using US fuel tanks as boats for 50 years
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Vietnamese farmers have been using US fuel tanks as boats for 50 years

By Team Mighty

The British and Germans built these deadly hollowed-out trees in WWI
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The British and Germans built these deadly hollowed-out trees in WWI

By Christian Lowe

M202 FLASH: The Army’s man-portable, four-barrel rocket launcher
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M202 FLASH: The Army’s man-portable, four-barrel rocket launcher

By Harold C. Hutchison

This moving company moved a captured U-boat across Lake Shore Drive
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This moving company moved a captured U-boat across Lake Shore Drive

By Miguel Ortiz

This presidential nominee’s campaign was tanked by a tank
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This presidential nominee’s campaign was tanked by a tank

By Harold C. Hutchison

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This Special Forces soldier gave his life to save his allies

By Logan Nye

Here’s how an Army veterinarian invented cobra antivenin
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Here’s how an Army veterinarian invented cobra antivenin

By Bethaney Phillips

Communist countries fought a proxy war against each other in Africa
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Communist countries fought a proxy war against each other in Africa

By Team Mighty

This diet fueled both sides during the American Civil War
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This diet fueled both sides during the American Civil War

By Ruddy Cano

6 important things you need to learn before World War III
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6 important things you need to learn before World War III

By Logan Nye

The ‘Virginia Hercules’ was the one-man army of the American Revolution
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The ‘Virginia Hercules’ was the one-man army of the American Revolution

By Team Mighty

Russian propaganda is not what it used to be … here’s why
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Russian propaganda is not what it used to be … here’s why

By Ruddy Cano

This is how two WWII veterans changed baseball forever
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This is how two WWII veterans changed baseball forever

By Eric Milzarski

This sailor earned a Bronze Star for leading a clandestine team that rescued 961 people in Afghanistan
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This sailor earned a Bronze Star for leading a clandestine team that rescued 961 people in Afghanistan

By Miguel Ortiz

These border vulnerabilities are why Border Patrol needs more applicants
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These border vulnerabilities are why Border Patrol needs more applicants

By Ruddy Cano

Vet creates homemade Lincoln Logs and donates to schools
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Vet creates homemade Lincoln Logs and donates to schools

By Bethaney Phillips

The US Army’s plan to win the Plains Wars was to kill every American Bison
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The US Army’s plan to win the Plains Wars was to kill every American Bison

By Team Mighty

Europe’s best plan to defeat Napoleon depended on not fighting him
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Europe’s best plan to defeat Napoleon depended on not fighting him

By Team Mighty

Bomb-sniffing dog, ‘Patron,’ honored with medal by President Zelenskyy
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Bomb-sniffing dog, ‘Patron,’ honored with medal by President Zelenskyy

By Miguel Ortiz

This Naval Academy grad and pilot is running for congress
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This Naval Academy grad and pilot is running for congress

By Jessica Manfre

This American tractor became the world’s first-ever tank
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This American tractor became the world’s first-ever tank

By Logan Nye

This Navy SEAL unit was ‘the most hard luck platoon’ to fight in Vietnam
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This Navy SEAL unit was ‘the most hard luck platoon’ to fight in Vietnam

By Blake Stilwell

This Delta Force rescue was the first attack of ‘Operation Just Cause’
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This Delta Force rescue was the first attack of ‘Operation Just Cause’

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time this Navy squadron bombed North Vietnam with a toilet
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That time this Navy squadron bombed North Vietnam with a toilet

By Blake Stilwell

Did you know this man is the only American to be hanged for treason?
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Did you know this man is the only American to be hanged for treason?

By Ruddy Cano

American airmen were rescued by cannibal headhunters during World War II
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American airmen were rescued by cannibal headhunters during World War II

By Team Mighty

President Biden signed the Lend-Lease Act of 2022 to supply Ukraine
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President Biden signed the Lend-Lease Act of 2022 to supply Ukraine

By Miguel Ortiz

These Army Rangers killed 25 enemies and saved their men in a 6-hour firefight
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These Army Rangers killed 25 enemies and saved their men in a 6-hour firefight

By Logan Nye

Decorated war hero Justin Constantine dies; a nation mourns
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Decorated war hero Justin Constantine dies; a nation mourns

By Jessica Manfre

These heroes used planes as missiles years before the Kamikazes
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These heroes used planes as missiles years before the Kamikazes

By Logan Nye

This failed assassin was North Korean special forces’ ‘Lone Survivor’
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This failed assassin was North Korean special forces’ ‘Lone Survivor’

By Blake Stilwell

These 6 wounded troops became war heroes after losing limbs
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These 6 wounded troops became war heroes after losing limbs

By Logan Nye

This Israeli soldier survived getting shot in his grenades
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This Israeli soldier survived getting shot in his grenades

By Blake Stilwell

From The Avengers to G.I. Joe, these are the top media franchises created by veterans
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From The Avengers to G.I. Joe, these are the top media franchises created by veterans

By Joel Searls

How Captain Morgan became a knight of England
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How Captain Morgan became a knight of England

By Ruddy Cano

How Jimmy Doolittle nearly revealed the biggest American secret of WWII
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How Jimmy Doolittle nearly revealed the biggest American secret of WWII

By Harold C. Hutchison

How a plain old Cessna became a military legend
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How a plain old Cessna became a military legend

By Harold C. Hutchison

7 improvised weapons that will ruin your day
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7 improvised weapons that will ruin your day

By Logan Nye

These 6 heroes show that bravery happens everywhere in the military
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These 6 heroes show that bravery happens everywhere in the military

By Logan Nye

How Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-serving female head of state
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How Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-serving female head of state

By Megan Harless

How Finland almost stopped a massive Soviet invasion in 1940
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How Finland almost stopped a massive Soviet invasion in 1940

By Team Mighty

9 American heroes who received France’s Legion of Honor
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9 American heroes who received France’s Legion of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

This is what the Army’s ‘Iron Men of Metz’ and Attila the Hun have in common
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This is what the Army’s ‘Iron Men of Metz’ and Attila the Hun have in common

By James Elphick

After 77 years, the Army returned a birthday cake they stole during WWII
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After 77 years, the Army returned a birthday cake they stole during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Germans ambush allies during secret Normandy landings practice
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Today in military history: Germans ambush allies during secret Normandy landings practice

By Team Mighty

Global tech firm MTX announces new partnership with Gold Star non-profit, The Unquiet Professional
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Global tech firm MTX announces new partnership with Gold Star non-profit, The Unquiet Professional

By Tessa Robinson

Why Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was the biggest threat to national security
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Why Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was the biggest threat to national security

By Ruddy Cano

Kevin Costner is on the board of this WWI museum
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Kevin Costner is on the board of this WWI museum

By Bethaney Phillips

How the Iran Hostage Crisis changed the pistachio industry
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How the Iran Hostage Crisis changed the pistachio industry

By Team Mighty

Historic WWII destroyer and museum ship USS The Sullivans in danger of sinking
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Historic WWII destroyer and museum ship USS The Sullivans in danger of sinking

By Miguel Ortiz

Indiana’s Military Museum started with a kid’s collection
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Indiana’s Military Museum started with a kid’s collection

By Jessica Evans

USS Chancellorsville
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Russian and American warships almost collided in the Philippines

By Team Mighty

This battle shows Canadians are almost unbeatable when fighting a battle together
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This battle shows Canadians are almost unbeatable when fighting a battle together

By Team Mighty

Painting of President Lincoln's private box at Ford's Theatre
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Today in military history: Abraham Lincoln is shot

By Team Mighty

These are some of the worst war crimes committed by the Soviet Union
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These are some of the worst war crimes committed by the Soviet Union

By Ruddy Cano

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That time one Egyptian soldier held off an entire Israeli advance

By Team Mighty

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This was the Soviet Union’s advanced laser tank

By Team Mighty

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