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Here we look at the harrowing events of Operation Red Wings that unfolded in the unforgiving mountains of Afghanistan.

It's the 4th of July. If you're gonna have an epic party, you need an epic playlist. These tunes will light some fireworks in your soul.

Happy Birthday, America! It's that time of year when we celebrate our freedom and the birth of the country we all know and love.

Independence Day is what binds the veteran community. We are here to tell you that veterans like to go big. Real big.

On July 7, 1917, the British Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps was formally established, allowing women to directly support the war.

On July 6, 1976, the United States Naval Academy admitted women for the first time.

I hope you like fireworks because on July 4, 1776, America declared her independence from Great Britain.

On July 5, 1950, the first American was killed in the Korean War. On July 5, Pvt. Kenneth Shadrick was killed in action by machine-gun fire.

Until the Russian invasion of Ukraine, three aircraft who had a spotless combat record, despite seeing years of intense fighting.

On July 3, 1863, Confederate General George Pickett led his infamous charge against Union lines at Gettysburg.

Members of Forward Support Teams (FiSTers) play a critical role on the battlefield, being the eyes and ears for the big guns far away.

This Army unit, the Ghost Army, used theater tactics to mislead Axis forces with false targets and sounds during WWII.

Aside from the attack on Pearl Harbor, many Americans aren't familiar with Japanese submarine attacks on the states during WWII.

There's really not a lot of benefit to North Korea's variant of the AK-74, the Type 88-2, except that it is cheap.

On July 2, 1881, President Garfield was mortally wounded when he was shot only four months into his administration.

General Longstreet takes a lot of the blame for Pickett’s Charge because he didn’t think the Confederate Army should have been there.

He had already tried to join the Union Army. Twice.

The Confederate general took the war to the Union on a number of occasions. Gettysburg was just the most decisive.

New studies show that Robert E. Lee may have suffered a heart attack during the Battle of Gettysburg. If he hadn't, could he have won?

Possibly the most important engagement of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg marked the turn of the war against the South.