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MIGHTY 25: Meet MOH recipient Col Jack Jacobs whose bravery should inspire us all
Mighty 25

MIGHTY 25: Meet MOH recipient Col Jack Jacobs whose bravery should inspire us all

By Jessica Manfre

A hidden Civil War fort in Queens, NY is the reason the Corps of Engineers have the insignia they do
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A hidden Civil War fort in Queens, NY is the reason the Corps of Engineers have the insignia they do

By Jessica Evans

Vietnam Veterans Memorial – why listing the names of the fallen matters
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial – why listing the names of the fallen matters

By Jessica Evans

The WWII Memorial and the role of Gold Star families
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The WWII Memorial and the role of Gold Star families

By Jessica Evans

Everything you need to know about the MLK Memorial, the Mall’s newest monument
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Everything you need to know about the MLK Memorial, the Mall’s newest monument

By Jessica Evans

The IAVA #SAVmarch will feature vets virtually marching over 2000 miles
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The IAVA #SAVmarch will feature vets virtually marching over 2000 miles

By Ruddy Cano

These wronged WWI vets camped in DC in protest until the president had the Army throw them out
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These wronged WWI vets camped in DC in protest until the president had the Army throw them out

By Logan Nye

This Iraq War vet counters Trump’s claim that soldiers stole millions
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This Iraq War vet counters Trump’s claim that soldiers stole millions

By Team Mighty

This Army officer is bringing a collection to New York Fashion Week
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This Army officer is bringing a collection to New York Fashion Week

By Team Mighty

This airman has advice for anyone working to be an Olympic lifter
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This airman has advice for anyone working to be an Olympic lifter

By Blake Stilwell

Photographer Michael Stokes brings sexy vets back with ‘Invictus’ photo book
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Photographer Michael Stokes brings sexy vets back with ‘Invictus’ photo book

By Emma Liem

One of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers just died at age 95
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One of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers just died at age 95

By Blake Stilwell

8 parting thoughts from one of the Marine Corps’ ‘Chosin Few’
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8 parting thoughts from one of the Marine Corps’ ‘Chosin Few’

By Blake Stilwell

This is the Air Force vet who forced KSM to reveal his darkest secrets
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This is the Air Force vet who forced KSM to reveal his darkest secrets

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how Kim Jong Un picks Pyongyang’s traffic cops
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This is how Kim Jong Un picks Pyongyang’s traffic cops

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time Taylor Swift dropped in on a World War II vet
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That time Taylor Swift dropped in on a World War II vet

By Harold C. Hutchison

How this one-armed Union soldier became ‘The Bravest Among the Brave’
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How this one-armed Union soldier became ‘The Bravest Among the Brave’

By Frank Jastrzembski

6 military veterans who played in the Super Bowl
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6 military veterans who played in the Super Bowl

By Harold C. Hutchison

These battleship vets bring the USS North Carolina back to life through combat stories
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These battleship vets bring the USS North Carolina back to life through combat stories

By Blake Stilwell

Veterans clap back at those demanding Starbucks hire 10,000 vets
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Veterans clap back at those demanding Starbucks hire 10,000 vets

By Katie Foley

This female WWII veteran terrified a Saudi King while driving him around
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This female WWII veteran terrified a Saudi King while driving him around

By Blake Stilwell

This Marine batted the enemy’s grenades back at them
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This Marine batted the enemy’s grenades back at them

By James Elphick

These 6 women earned medals for gallantry in World War I
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These 6 women earned medals for gallantry in World War I

By Harold C. Hutchison

Meet the F-16 pilots who turned their wartime experiences into hilarious songs
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Meet the F-16 pilots who turned their wartime experiences into hilarious songs

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s how Hollywood turns actors into military operators
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Here’s how Hollywood turns actors into military operators

By Tim Kirkpatrick

8 US Navy ships named for women
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8 US Navy ships named for women

By Harold C. Hutchison

112-year-old veteran and his secrets to life will make you smile
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112-year-old veteran and his secrets to life will make you smile

By Logan Nye

This is what happens when Israelis and Palestinians eat dinner together
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This is what happens when Israelis and Palestinians eat dinner together

By Ben Weaver

Why Bangor, Maine is the most patriotic town in America
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Why Bangor, Maine is the most patriotic town in America

By Eric Milzarski

Why the food in Guam is as funky and awesome as anywhere on the mainland
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Why the food in Guam is as funky and awesome as anywhere on the mainland

By Ben Weaver

This is why Gettysburg is the spookiest battlefield in America
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This is why Gettysburg is the spookiest battlefield in America

By Eric Milzarski

This pilot in his pajamas shot down an enemy fighter at Pearl Harbor
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This pilot in his pajamas shot down an enemy fighter at Pearl Harbor

By Blake Stilwell

What happens if a PT boat took on a Littoral Combat Ship
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What happens if a PT boat took on a Littoral Combat Ship

By Harold C. Hutchison

America’s first jet fighter was made by a company known for helicopters today
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America’s first jet fighter was made by a company known for helicopters today

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the ‘Warrior Pope’ led armies in vicious combat
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How the ‘Warrior Pope’ led armies in vicious combat

By Logan Nye

That time Mormons accidentally went to war with the US Army
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That time Mormons accidentally went to war with the US Army

By Blake Stilwell

Canadian Forces will lead the NATO mission in Iraq
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Canadian Forces will lead the NATO mission in Iraq

By Blake Stilwell

This is the amazing life of the veteran with the most apt tattoo
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This is the amazing life of the veteran with the most apt tattoo

By Eric Milzarski

These Nazis cracked codes like wishbones
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These Nazis cracked codes like wishbones

By Logan Nye

This musician survived the Holocaust despite being everything the Nazis hated
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This musician survived the Holocaust despite being everything the Nazis hated

By Blake Stilwell

The Army sent soldiers to Vietnam to be ‘combat artists’
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The Army sent soldiers to Vietnam to be ‘combat artists’

By Harold C. Hutchison

George Washington desperately wanted to be a British officer
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George Washington desperately wanted to be a British officer

By Logan Nye

A World War I legionnaire wrote this ‘Rendezvous with Death’
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A World War I legionnaire wrote this ‘Rendezvous with Death’

By Logan Nye

The Soviet Union also made an airborne armored personnel carrier
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The Soviet Union also made an airborne armored personnel carrier

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why the Emu War wasn’t as silly as folks make it out to be
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Why the Emu War wasn’t as silly as folks make it out to be

By Eric Milzarski

“Milk Cows” were some of the most important subs in WWII
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“Milk Cows” were some of the most important subs in WWII

By Logan Nye

This 101-year-old singer performed in WWII and dropped an album in 2017
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This 101-year-old singer performed in WWII and dropped an album in 2017

By Blake Stilwell

7 awesome pirate crews who plundered the Seven Seas
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7 awesome pirate crews who plundered the Seven Seas

By Logan Nye

Why Germany insisted that France surrender in this train car
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Why Germany insisted that France surrender in this train car

By Logan Nye

Watch this new Humvee wheel transform into tracks
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Watch this new Humvee wheel transform into tracks

By Shannon Corbeil

How Bette Davis’ club became the best spot for WWII troops
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How Bette Davis’ club became the best spot for WWII troops

By Eric Milzarski

This is why the returned Korean War troops were draped in a UN flag
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This is why the returned Korean War troops were draped in a UN flag

By Eric Milzarski

This World War II battlefield will disappear forever
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This World War II battlefield will disappear forever

By Logan Nye

This was Nazi Germany’s primary fighter
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This was Nazi Germany’s primary fighter

By Harold C. Hutchison

The true history of the Medal of Honor
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The true history of the Medal of Honor

By Logan Nye

It took 50 years to recognize this Vietnam War hero
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It took 50 years to recognize this Vietnam War hero

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Marine vet went streaking for the most veteran reason possible
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This Marine vet went streaking for the most veteran reason possible

By Eric Milzarski

6 “creepy” DARPA projects that will save lives
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6 “creepy” DARPA projects that will save lives

By Logan Nye

These anti-sub ships show Japan learned from World War II
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These anti-sub ships show Japan learned from World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

How one of the most iconic flags was made in honor of this woman’s MIA husband
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How one of the most iconic flags was made in honor of this woman’s MIA husband

By Eric Milzarski

How the Germans are reusing these invincible Nazi towers
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How the Germans are reusing these invincible Nazi towers

By Logan Nye

The Gurkha who obliterated Japanese defenders with grenades and a bayonet
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The Gurkha who obliterated Japanese defenders with grenades and a bayonet

By Logan Nye

The British special operators who terrorized Japanese forces
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The British special operators who terrorized Japanese forces

By Logan Nye

This Civil War battle resulted in 120 Medals of Honor
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This Civil War battle resulted in 120 Medals of Honor

By Logan Nye

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