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george lang medal of honor

This Medal of Honor recipient blocked out being paralyzed to finish the mission

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This Russian-born FBI agent was the bureau’s spycatcher

mosby's rangers

This was the Confederates’ most famous Army Ranger

star-spangled banner

Today in military history: Francis Scott Key pens Star-Spangled Banner

This unstoppable artillery bombardment doomed Nazi Berlin

8 things you can’t do to your enemies

By Brittany Sulc

saint-mihiel offensive

Today in military history: US launches Saint-Mihiel Offensive in WWI

remembering 9/11

Afghanistan War

Remembering 9/11 and Afghanistan sacrifices in post-withdrawal America

A painting of the battle of cowpens a decisive reversal in the British southern strategy.

Revolutionary War

How the British ‘southern strategy’ ultimately cost them the Revolutionary War

By Blake Stilwell

doughboy chain letter

This chain letter will protect your doughboy…somehow

Afghanistan War

‘We’ve been hit’: A personal account of 9/11 at the Pentagon

Three people are standing close together with their arms around each other, facing a city skyline across the water at dusk. In front of them is a memorial with numerous lit candles, flowers, and American flags placed along a fence. Another person stands nearby looking at the memorial. The scene conveys a somber and reflective mood.

Afghanistan War

My 9/11 story: Remember the time we all stood together

world trade center

Afghanistan War

My 9/11 story: ‘I was supposed to be at the World Trade Center’

A city street scene with a large plume of smoke rising in the background among tall buildings. People, including police officers and pedestrians, are gathered on the street and sidewalks. Several vehicles, including a police car and a white SUV, are present. Construction equipment is visible on the right side of the street. The traffic lights are green, and the atmosphere appears tense or urgent.

Afghanistan War

My 9/11 story: I watched from the sidelines as the world changed forever

Afghanistan War

The story behind the famous 9/11 light memorial

By Miguel Ortiz

A waterfront cityscape with multiple boats and ferries docked along the shore. The background features tall buildings and a misty or smoky atmosphere partially obscuring some structures. The water is slightly choppy, and there are trees and greenery along the shoreline.

Afghanistan War

The evacuation of Manhattan on 9/11 was America’s Dunkirk

By Miguel Ortiz

america is attacked on 9/11

Afghanistan War

Today in military history: America is attacked on 9/11

Afghanistan War

We remember 9/11. Here’s why we must never forget 9/10.

By Tessa Robinson

A vintage photograph showing a group of men engaged in conversation. The man on the left has a beard and is wearing a military-style jacket. The man on the right, who is smiling, is dressed in a suit with medals pinned to his chest. The background is dark, and the image has a sepia tone.

10 facts you didn’t know about Nikita Khrushchev

By Bethaney Phillips

japan bombs us mainland

Today in military history: Japan bombs US mainland

peace treaties INF

Top 5 peace treaties that were never honored

Ruins of a stone castle situated on a grassy hill overlooking a large body of water, with leafless trees in the foreground and forested hills in the background under a cloudy sky.

The Loch Ness monster’s role in war

By Bethaney Phillips

This pilot rescued troops in Vietnam and earned the Medal of Honor

By Miguel Ortiz

This ‘flying brick’ could fly fast enough to melt its paint

shadow scheme bombers

The ‘shadow scheme’ Britain used to disperse WWII production

Why Congress wants the CIA to come clean about a 1973 coup in Chile

Today in military history: American troops arrive in Korea

These NASA nerds made a Franken-bomber, but they weren’t the first to do it

By Harold C. Hutchison

Out of all of the current military rivalries, this one still ranks pretty high. What are the differences between Airborne and Air Assault?

These are the differences between Airborne and Air Assault

By Eric Milzarski

Today in military history: The Blitz rains fire on Britain

wayne national forest

Revolutionary War

Why Ohio is fighting over a National Forest named for ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne

It’s statistically safer to deploy with the US military than to stay in garrison

An accused 9/11 plotter was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial

This unit received 21 Medals of Honor and 4,000 Bronze Stars while dealing with America’s mistrust

By Stephen Carlson

That time a Marine had a live RPG stuck in his leg

That time a drunk Richard Nixon tried to nuke North Korea

By Blake Stilwell

Clint Eastwood once helped fund a Vietnam POW rescue mission

By Blake Stilwell

battle of sadr city soldiers

Everything you need to know about the Iraq War Battle of Sadr City

By Jessica Evans

f-4 phantoms rules of engagement vietnam

The rules of engagement problem that doomed pilots over Vietnam

operation medusa battle of panjwaii

Afghanistan War

Operation Medusa: The Battle of Panjwaii

By Jessica Evans

zombie army ukraine

Russian official says the US is turning Ukrainians into a ‘gay zombie army’

Revolutionary War

One of the precursors to the Army Rangers was a Revolutionary War loyalist

japanese internment camps

Why FDR imprisoned 125,000 Japanese Americans on US soil

Today in military history: Geronimo surrenders

civil war veteran

The last Union combat veteran of the Civil War lived to see the Cold War

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

This firebase was once the ‘evilest place in Afghanistan’

By James Elphick

Why Hitler hated red lipstick

By Shannon Corbeil

Miniature armored train

The mini-armored train that took on the Nazis during World War II

By Randall Stevens

british commandos

These British commandos kidnapped a German general without firing a shot

By James Elphick

japan surrender

Today in military history: Japan surrenders in WWII

soviet union commercials

The Soviet Union produced commercials for products that never existed

A female soldier in camouflage uniform and cap, wearing sunglasses, is holding and speaking into a black walkie-talkie. She is standing outdoors near a white pickup truck. The name tag on her uniform reads "JOHNSON" and the patch says "U.S. AIR.

5 civilian products adapted for military use

By Miguel Ortiz

germany invades poland

Today in military history: Germany invades Poland

mount kenya pows

These POWs escaped to climb Mount Kenya

By Bethaney Phillips

WWI aviation event

WWI aviation came to life at this Kansas City event

By Jessica Evans

‘Warriors in their Own Words’ – How the Wild Weasels cleared enemy skies over Vietnam

By James Elphick

marines in vietnam

Beware of the 19-year-old pissed off Marine

By Orvelin Valle

What a Hiroshima resident saw the day the bomb dropped

military operation

This was Germany’s only military operation in North America during World War II

This WWII Marine wrote the hit song ‘Route 66’

By Miguel Ortiz

This martial art was originally developed to beat up Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Belfort Ruse in WWI

You had to bet your life to graduate from the Vietnam-era Recondo school

By James Elphick

Women’s Defense Relief Corps

Today in military history: Women join British war effort