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Specialist 5 John C. McCloughan, a veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired teacher and sports coach, will receive the Medal of Honor in recognition of his actions during 48 hours of combat in Vietnam from May 13-15, 1969, the Army announced June 13…

One of the most common threads among troops wanting to leave a unit (or the military in general) is toxic leadership. Although high ranking officers and senior enlisted have always tried to pluck toxicity out of the system because it goes against ev…

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The death of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega brings back memories of the dictator's last hours of freedom. U.S. special operators tried to force his surrender using loud rock music — music now gathered together on two handy Spotify pl…

There's an old USMC saying, "If the Corps wanted me to have a wife, they would have issued me one." While the phrase is meant as a joke, when analyzed further, it becomes clear that "the most difficult job in the Corps," or being a …

The United States and France do not always see eye-to-eye on military matters. In 1966, French President Charles de Gaulle pulled France from NATO d…

In 2005, Lance Corporal Travis Williams and his squad went on a rescue mission that would change his life forever. Of his 12-man crew, he was the only one to come back alive. Also Read:

Tattoo and military culture often goes hand-in-hand, but some troops have gotten some subpar ink over the years. WATM asked troops over social media what the worst tattoos they had ever seen, and we received plenty of submissions. Some re…

John Paul Jones is "the father of the American Navy," as a result of his decisive victories from 1776 to 1779 and how he laid the groundwork for the American Navy. But, he also served the governments of Britain and Russia.

If you've ever surfed the internet looking for military rap songs, chances are you've come across the unique sound of "The Marine Rapper." Known for sport…

Remember these? Of course you do. Everyone still makes fun of you.

In boot camp, recruits spend hours carefully fine-tuning their uniforms, as each is custom to the person who wears it. Each garment is individually hemmed and every medal is measured for absolute accuracy. To test service members, each br…

Salamo Arouch literally fought for survival during World War II. But he wasn't a soldier, he was a boxer of Jewish-Greek descent. That means the All-Balkans Middleweight Champ ended up in Auschwitz when the Nazis rolled into his home city of Thessa…