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Getting tickets from Vet Tix can feel like winning the lottery (because sometimes it is).

The most important difference between 1944 and today would be in the realm of guided munitions.  I once heard that a single F-15 packs as much firepower as an entire squadron of WWII era bombers, when you take into account explosive weight and the …

Much like dogs, it is said that servicemen and women age at seven times the rate of civilians while on active duty. Long hours, high standards, and a constantly combat-ready mindset are key factors in this unpublished (read: not real

Military barracks are just like college dorms, except with more booze and asbestos. Ok, maybe not the asbestos part (as far as you know). The military has come a long way from Quonset huts and open-space squad-bays that housed an entire …

On Apr. 24, 1951, Cpl. Hiroshi Miyamura — known as "Hershey" to his men — and his squad of a dozen machine gunners and five riflemen were stationed on a Korean hill to delay the Chinese attack everyone knew was coming. The hillside was pocked…

The U.S. Marine Corps takes their close quarters fighting seriously, even to the point of practicing with real bayonets and knives.

Before joining the Army, Sammy Davis worked at the restaurant inside his hometown bowling alley. As he was working, he watched a clip of Roger Donlon receiving the Medal of Honor for his bravery. That brief moment inspired him and, after he graduate…

Operation Desert Storm was a milestone — the first major conflict America fought in the 20th century without producing a fighter ace. The top-scoring pilots during the conflict were Thomas Dietz and Bob Hehemann, Air Force F-15C Eagle pilots with …

In the past few years, dozens of veteran and civilian Americans left the comfort and safety of their homes to tackle what they saw as an unspeakable evil growing from the Middle East — the Islamic State. A new television documentary series from Hi…

Sometimes in life, the guy with the drunken, so-crazy-it-just-might-work ideas hits one out of the park and saves the day. This is clearly what happened in 1942 aboard the HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, the last Dutch warship standing after the

Americans today would have a hard time recognizing the all-out war effort citizens of the United States made during World War II. The idea of government dictating what and how much big business could produce, restricting the use of civilian products…

 1. The Polish Resistance Agent who got himself sent to Auschwitz — on purpose