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Before he was a U.S. senator, and later a presidential candidate, John McCain was a naval aviator over the skies of Vietnam. But the 1958 graduate of the Naval Academy is probably known less for his flying skills and more for what he did on the gro…
There's nothing like a bowl of strong French onion soup on any given day, who cares how cold it is outside. But rampaging Norsemen from the days of yore had no need for the froufrou gimmicks that the cheese-eating surrender-monkeys of France use to…
In 2001, Lt. Col. Jason Amerine was one of the first U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan to avenge the 9/11 attacks. He is a Green Beret, the U.S. Army's elite special forces with five primary…
Challenge coins mean different things to different troops. Senior enlisted and officers tend to place them on a desk to gloat to peers and the more junior troops slam them on the bar to see who's buying the next round. How you earn the coin also ra…
Since the introduction of the Medal of Honor at the beginning of the Civil War, only 19 men have received it twice. Five received both the Army and Navy version for the same action. Four Navy sailors received two for actions during peacet…
With movies like "American Sniper" and "Lone Survivor," the Navy SEALs are on par with most figures in American pop culture. Using the non-scientific method of Amazon.…
Han-Ulrich Rudel was the kind of pilot that every soldier wants overhead. He was a close air support and dive bomber pilot who flew 3,500 combat missions and kept getting into the cockpit even after he was shot down 32 times and wounded five times. …
Horror films are ripe with terrible tropes that make audiences groan. Invariably, plucky young adults are pinned against a supernatural or monstrous force. So long as these young adults aren't idiots (like the morons who decided to go skinny-dippin…
The U.S. has made a name for itself launching humanitarian missions around the world when disaster strikes. The operations save thousands of lives, relieve suffering, and burnish America's reputation. Here are six of the largest relief …
We're all well aware that Kim Jong Un isn't known for his sense of humor.
For those who haven't heard, there was a massive leak of embarrassing and damaging Democratic National Committee emails and
The Alaska-class cruisers are often seen as a waste of resources. At first glance, it is easy to see why. The United States only completed two out of the six planned vessels. One more was launched, but never finished. All three that managed to reach…
Sailors have been serving the U.S. bravely since the Navy was formed on Oct. 13, 1775. Some have gone above and beyond the call of duty and with through their incredible heroism, received the Medal of Honor. While this list contains eigh…
There are movies that fizzle, and then there are movies that last for generations. At any given moment on any given ship, one of these movies is guaranteed to be on rotation. They're not only relatable, but timeless too. For example, "C…
Few men experienced such heroic military service in the 19th century as did William Trousdale of Tennessee. Riddled with battle scars by the time of his death in March, 1872, the backwoodsman would earn the nickname "Sumner County's W…
Pilots could do much worse than trying to sound like Chuck Yeager.
The United States and the Soviet Union fought together during World War II, but quickly turned against one another in the years that followed. The Cold War was a period marked with tension — this is well-known, but the complexities of the relation…
His wife, Pat, actually thought of it first, while watching Donald Trump on the Phil Donahue Show. The former President Nixon agreed with her enough to write Trump and let him know.Daytime television talk shows weren't always about who w…
Powerful punches, smooth moves, and acrobatic stunts are just some of the elements that make for an impressive action scene. To amp up a film's imagery and add intensity, some filmmakers go a little beyond the standard fight and employ one of the m…
