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Typically, the role of "Doc" in the convoy is as a passenger. While remaining alert and attentive, I also felt that I needed to keep my unit motivated and focused while they did their various jobs. I took the task very seriously by acti…

Lieutenant Thomas "Pete" Ray, a member of the Alabama Air National Guard, was shot down during the disastrous 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. When he was found by Cuban soldiers on the ground, he was shot along with his flight engineer Leo Bake…

"To you all from us all for having the guts to try."

The P-51 Mustang had a long combat career – seeing action in the Soccer War between El Salvador and Honduras over two deca…

The weapon was lightweight, durable, and easy to manufacture.

It turns out a Navy sub is no match for a 20-inch-long shark.

The bravery and resilience of most who survived the Luftwaffe attacks during Germany's World War II Blitz over London is beyond reproach. But let's face it, some people are a--holes.

Because of Marine Gunnery Sergeant Jimmie Howard's perseverance and focus, a platoon was able to hang on during one of the Vietnam War's fiercest battles. Two years after earning two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star, Jimmie Earl Howard arriv…

For four months in 1538, 600 Portuguese troops were holding back an attempt to capture the Indian City of Diu against 22,000 combined enemy troops. Most of those came from the Sultanate of Gujarat, but there were also 6,000 troops from the hated Ott…

For years, military sharpshooting instructors taught their students to close their non-dominant eye as a fundamental of shooting. The idea behind this practice is to lower the activity of the half of the brain that isn't technically being used, fr…

Troops hating on each other is commonplace. It builds branch esprit de corps to poke fun at our brothers. When it comes to soldiers hating on Marines, that's just it — hating on, not hating. Us soldiers laugh at our thick-skulle…