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In October 1965, Commander Clarence W. Stoddard, Jr. of the USS Midway carried a special bomb to North Vietnam to celebrate the six millionth pound of ordnance dropped on the Communist country: a ceramic toilet.
Platoon sergeants aren't just managers and leaders, they're also mentors -- proxy parents even. But they're (in)famously gruff about it. After all, they didn't father any of these kids, and they didn't pick them either. And their p…
Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of land mass and size, with harsh, unforgiving territory marking the majority of its geographic map. Air traffic nevertheless crisscrosses these large expanses of land, boats and ships still…
Army Staff Sgt. James B. Jones, a Ranger squad leader, and Sgt. Derek J. Anderson, a Ranger team leader, were part of a Dec. 2, 2014, mi…
Nikola Tesla, the famed pioneer of electrical technology who rivaled even Thomas Edison, designed and displayed a working drone in 1898 — nearly 16 years before World War I — that he saw as a weapon that would end all wars. Tesla's …
The Japanese Kamikaze pilots were known for their suicide attacks against American vessels. These pilots, hell-bent on getting revenge for their lost comrades while fighting a doomed battle against an angry and seemingly unstoppable Navy, would die …
The kukri, with its iconic downward curved blade, is a chopping, piercing, slashing, and smashing annihilator. It's the traditional utility knife of the Nepalese people but most commonly known for its association with the Gurkhas. Some even call it…
The year was 1968, one of the most tumultuous years in American military history. The North Vietnamese launched the Tet Offensive and North Korea captured the American spy ship Pueblo outside its territorial waters. Riding high on his "victory" ov…
The Vatican Swiss Guard is primarily regarded as a tourist attraction, but they are actually descended from a famous military tradition and their duties are anything but just ceremonial. Composed of a company of former Swiss military, the Swi…
Typically, losing a limb is a career ender for troops. After all, they've already given enough and surely they won't be able to withstand the rigors of combat without all four limbs. Except, yes, they can. These 6 warriors lost limbs in…
The Israeli media dubbed it the "Double Miracle In Gaza" — a Hamas fighter took shots at an IDF soldier, hitting him in his cache of grenades…
