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4 times armies blasted music to intimidate and infuriate their enemies

What an awesome scene. Army military helicopters flying in on the North Vietnamese, guns blazing, as Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" plays from loudspeakers. This wasn't reality –

By Blake Stilwell

A man wearing a traditional Native American feathered headdress and colorful attire is holding a large drum. He is standing next to a man in a dark suit with a red tie, and another man in a suit with a striped tie and a headband with feathers. The setting appears to be indoors with elegant decor.

World War II

This Crow GI became the last Indian War Chief during World War II

Few American veterans will ever officially earn both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the title of Crow War Chief. Joe Medicine Crow might be the only one. His other awards include the Bronze Star and the French Légion d'Honneur. Ho…

By Blake Stilwell

Marine Corps

This Royal Marine threw himself on a grenade – and walked away with a nosebleed

Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher's dad says his boy is a "lucky man." The Royal Marine was attached to 40 Commando Group in Afghanistan in 2008. On a night raid on a bomb maker's compound in Sangin, he brushed a tripwire. The grenade sprung, then…

By Blake Stilwell