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These four photos are the only ones ever taken inside a Nazi death camp

These four photos are the only ones ever taken inside a Nazi death camp

By Blake Stilwell

Why the Triangle of Death in Iraq was so infamously dangerous

Why the Triangle of Death in Iraq was so infamously dangerous

national university veteran students

5 ways National University shows they understand what it means to be a veteran student

By Miguel Ortiz

smoky in helmet

The first recorded therapy dog was a WWII combat vet and a Yorkie

By Miguel Ortiz

Tsar Nicholas II refused to approve the Russian Army uniform until he tested it himself

Tsar Nicholas II refused to approve the Russian Army uniform until he tested it himself

By Miguel Ortiz

Colonel Paris Davis received the Medal of Honor nearly 60 years after he earned it in Vietnam

By Miguel Ortiz

marine medal of honor crash

This Marine received the Medal of Honor for fighting in the air, on land and sea

brian thacker in 2008

This Medal of Honor recipient hid within enemy earshot for 8 days

By Tim Kirkpatrick

A Green Beret was the inspiration for Colonel Kurtz in ‘Apocalypse Now’

A Green Beret was the inspiration for Colonel Kurtz in ‘Apocalypse Now’

By Blake Stilwell

A French village was abandoned and rebuilt so no one would forget a Nazi war crime

5 inspiring Black vets who fought for civil rights

By Brittany Sulc

That time a Navy admiral left Marines hanging during a Japanese attack

That time a Navy admiral left Marines hanging during a Japanese attack

By Harold C. Hutchison

french foreign legion

The French Foreign Legion in World War II was filled with Nazis

The shortest soldier to fight in Vietnam was a Green Beret

The shortest soldier to fight in Vietnam was a Green Beret

That time North Korean commandos tried to assassinate the South Korean president at home

That time North Korean commandos tried to assassinate the South Korean president at home

By Blake Stilwell

Polish eagle scouts stole a tank and liberated a concentration camp in the middle of WWII

Polish eagle scouts stole a tank and liberated a concentration camp in the middle of WWII

F-4G ‘Wild Weasels’ hunted Surface-to-Air Missiles during Desert Storm

F-4G ‘Wild Weasels’ hunted Surface-to-Air Missiles during Desert Storm

This was the only mutiny on an American ship in the past 100 years

This was the only mutiny on an American ship in the past 100 years

The US may have tried to give France nuclear weapons to fight in Vietnam

The US may have tried to give France nuclear weapons to fight in Vietnam

10 things you didn’t know about the US Marshals Service

10 things you didn’t know about the US Marshals Service

By Bethaney Phillips

grave site of saltiest sailor nathan e cook

Why this World War II veteran was the saltiest sailor in American history

The only ship to surrender to the Japanese was fooled with ‘Trojan Turkeys’

The only ship to surrender to the Japanese was fooled with ‘Trojan Turkeys’

Every great museum needs a wooden leg

Every great museum needs a wooden leg

By Jessica Evans

veteran returning to civilian life

6 ways to go full civilian after getting out

A rogue Soviet submarine might have been destroyed trying to start World War III

A rogue Soviet submarine might have been destroyed trying to start World War III

This wooden jet fighter showed just how desperate Germany was

This wooden jet fighter showed just how desperate Germany was

By Miguel Ortiz

Do you know the history behind Washington D.C.’s underground tunnels?

Do you know the history behind Washington D.C.’s underground tunnels?

By Bethaney Phillips

bud anderson watch

This watch was designed by the oldest, highest-scoring, living American fighter ace

This is how General Pershing’s ‘favorite doughboy’ earned the Medal of Honor

This is how General Pershing’s ‘favorite doughboy’ earned the Medal of Honor

By James Elphick

Chin received the distinguished service cross towards the end of his life

The first fighter ace of World War II was a Chinese-American flying for China

A plaque commemorating the Irish War during with a British General was held captive

The IRA loved this British general so much they couldn’t execute him

Today in military history: US aircraft carrier USS Langley is sunk

remains of crash by F-16 pilot

Watch this F-16 pilot dodge six Iraqi surface-to-air missiles in Desert Storm

The Japanese office worker who fought the Soviets in Afghanistan

Afghanistan War

The Japanese office worker who fought the Soviets in Afghanistan

By Miguel Ortiz

A Polikarpov-2, or Po-2, the kind of plane flown by the night witches

North Korean ‘Night Witches’ raided United Nations bases during the Korean War

How mafioso Lucky Luciano helped the Allies invade Sicily in 1943

Today in military history: Hitler organizes the Luftwaffe

Today in military history: Hitler organizes the Luftwaffe

If the modern American military conducted the 1944 D-Day landings

If the modern American military conducted the 1944 D-Day landings

This POW earned the Medal of Honor for saving his entire unit

This POW earned the Medal of Honor for saving his entire unit

biplane from korean war

How a prop-driven biplane took down a jet fighter in the Korean War

american revolution flag

Revolutionary War

The last battle of the American Revolution was fought in India

Today in military history: Iraqi Scud missile hits US barracks

Today in military history: Iraqi Scud missile hits US barracks

The story of Sammy Davis inspired the war scenes in ‘Forrest Gump’

The story of Sammy Davis inspired the war scenes in ‘Forrest Gump’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This dominating F-16 pilot ruled the skies over Desert Storm

This dominating F-16 pilot ruled the skies over Desert Storm

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 times Americans left to fight in foreign wars

5 times Americans left to fight in foreign wars

By Blake Stilwell

That time a warship pretended to be an island

That time a warship pretended to be an island

The most dangerous club for World War II Civil Air Patrol pilots

The most dangerous club for World War II Civil Air Patrol pilots

By Blake Stilwell

ks-23 soviet shotgun

This crazy Soviet shotgun used rejected aircraft cannon barrels

By Miguel Ortiz

This Paramarine assaulted Iwo Jima with an improvised machine gun

This Paramarine assaulted Iwo Jima with an improvised machine gun

There was only one Medal of Honor awarded during the Battle of Midway

There was only one Medal of Honor awarded during the Battle of Midway

By Harold C. Hutchison

The real reason Jimi Hendrix got kicked out of the Army

The real reason Jimi Hendrix got kicked out of the Army

By Eric Milzarski

Why American paratroopers in World War II wore yellow gloves

Why American paratroopers in World War II wore yellow gloves

private snafu world war ii cartoon

American cartoon legends came together to train US troops in World War II

nazi collaborator

The worst Nazi collaborator was a French national hero in World War I

the pacific robert leckie

The foundation for HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ miniseries was written by an angry Marine

jj watt with veteran

This Army veteran won Super Bowl tickets, but it was so much more than a game

By Jessica Manfre

7 things people use every day that originated in the military

This was the secret war off the US coast during World War II

This was the secret war off the US coast during World War II

first american ace in wwii

Today in military history: First American Ace in WWII

How a modern battalion of Army Rangers would perform in Civil War combat

How a modern battalion of Army Rangers would perform in Civil War combat

north vietnam battle of la drang

Why North Vietnam didn’t directly attack artillery units during battles

4 of the deadliest sniper rifles in World War II

iwo jima marines

Today in military history: Marines invade Iwo Jima

iwo jima flag raising

This is what happened to the Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima