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7 dumb things troops do the first week home after a deployment
It's the moment troops have been waiting for. They've counted down the days until this moment since they first arrived in-country.
A Belgian officer took Nazi aggression personally…and got revenge
Longchamps escaped to Britain along with more than 338,000 other Allied soldiers to continue the fight against Nazi Germany.
The delicious history and evolution of MREs
Since its official field debut in 1983, the MRE has come a long, long way. Take a look at how MREs have evolved over time.
This is why you don’t mess with South Korean pilots
The stakes are at least that high for South Korean military officers should South Korea fall to the North. Pilots have to be prepared.
The kibbutznik spymaster that came in from the cold
Israel's premier spymaster set the country up for victory in the Six-Day War.
This Navy hero’s descendants were baptized on the ship named after him
The U.S. Navy places great emphasis on culture and traditions. One tradition is the bell baptism, tracing roots to the British Royal Navy.
This is what these three flowers represent resting on the graves of the fallen
When civilians visit the gravesites of fallen veterans they will be met with a few peculiar details such as coins and specific flowers.
Today in military history: The Tet Offensive begins
Arguably one of the most defining events of the Vietnam War started 1968 off with a bang.