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If you sometimes struggle with strength and optimism in difficult situations, keep reading. I recently discovered motivational speaker and all-around role model Ryan Manion through her podcast, titled The Resilient Life. Honestly, I …
The Civil War Trust, known for its great maps and historical accounts of the war, has branched into animated maps that show move-by-move accounts of important battles like Antietam,
Kim Il-Sung, the founder and patriarch of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) – known to many as North Korea – went by a lot of names, including General Secretary of the Korean Workers Party, President, Premier and Supreme Leader. …
General James "Mad Dog" Mattis is known for many things, including outstanding leadership, delivering motivational quotes and demonstrating perfectly executed
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) is an integral part of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force as a forward operating platform. Essex is capable of carrying up to 1,771 Marines as well as the landing craft to get them ashore…
America's military and police working dogs' needs are fully supported and funded by the government, until they retire. The costs of their care after years of dedicated service can be high. This is where Project K9 Hero jumps in.Accordin…
There's only one person aside from the Secret Service who brings guns to the White House every day. That would be Chef Andre Rush, who can be found in the gym when he's not cooking up a storm for the leader of the free world. As you can imagine, h…
Many a Union officer fell victim to a .451-caliber bullet designed for this English-built rifle. A muzzle-loaded, single-shot rifle, the Whitworth was the first of its kind and changed warfare for the next century and more. It was the world's first…
In 2006, Gina Elise decided to support the United States' war effort by finding a creative way to help hospitalize…
Gathering Storm is an intense new show on National Geographic featuring the United States Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force. Each branch is highlighted as they race against time to complete vital missions during catastrophic storms.
By this November, thousands of Americans will have exercised their right to vote for the next president of the United States. With just over half of that population as female (50.8%), women have a huge say in how that election turns out. But as we a…
Air Force Capt. Mark Harper was probably worried about the lack of network connections and other technology in 2007 when he was sent to Djibouti, Africa, to take over a staff section there. Unfortunately, his colonel hadn't gotten the message abou…
We've all seen the labels on our clothes, our cars and everything in between. As much as we hate to admit it, sometimes it's cheaper (and easier) to buy products that aren't made here in the good ole' U.S. of A.Actor Scott Eastwood (The O…
Justin Constantine knows all about being challenged. In 2006, he survived an almost fatal gunshot to the head by a sniper in Iraq. It didn't stop him. Instead, this now retired, Purple Heart recipient and decorated Marine fought through endless sur…
Earlier this summer, Chinese and Indian border forces fought a shootout in Ladakh, in the Galwan River Valley, along India's disputed border with China. On Jun. 15, 2020, India's armed forces managed to push Chinese advances back across the disput…
"They hug the cliff too much," Herman Stein said as he approached a waiting crowd on an overcast day in June 1984. Stein was a former Army Ranger with Dog Company who landed at Pointe du Hoc during World War II. He was slightly older than 60, but …
The U.S. Army Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, is consistently rated by soldiers as a place that you don't want to go. Hot temperatures, high humidity and a geographically isolated location make it so that soldiers posted th…
Much of the world knows the Grenadier Guards from their roles as formal guards in London and at Windsor Castle. Their distinctive ceremonial uniforms are a symbol of the British Crown. They are also one of the world's best light infantry units who …
The doomsday weapon created sonic booms at treetop level while dropping radioactive material wherever it went, killing everything below.
The average life expectancy of a Marine with a flamethrower on any given battlefield is about five minutes, according to Medal of Honor recipient and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Herschel "Woody" Williams. Those tanks made tempting targets – and th…