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In 'Weekend At Bernie's,' a corpse becomes the life of the party. But, in World War II, a corpse saved the lives of thousands of American and Allied soldiers. On April 30, 1943, the British submarine HMS Seraph surfaced a mile…

Atomic mines and artillery might seem like a good idea. At first.

Military recruiters have to convince normal people that their best option for the future is signing a multi-year contract for a job with workplace hazards like bombs, bullets, and artillery. And since

Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis wants Post 9/11 veterans to know their wartime service strengthens their character through what he has coined "post-traumatic growth." Writing in The Wall Street Journal,

Despite Hot Shots Part Deux's claim to be the bloodiest movie ever, we actually did the math and found the top body counts for war fil…

With sequestration and troop drawdowns forcing the military to record low levels of readiness

Eager to invade France, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler demanded a new weapon that could easily pierce the concrete fortifications of the

Civilians talk about feeling lost when vets start using military lingo, but even vets can get lost when talking to members from other services. Here are 8 things that are common between the branches but with wildly different names:

College life and Navy life are very different, but there's one thing they have in common: worried parents. Whether you're in college or the Navy, you can count on parents constantly checking in and asking a million questions. These con…

The non-profit Vietnam Veterans of America was founded on the motto: "Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another." The group is passion…

The U.S. military uses some awesome weapon systems, but many of them are even more impressive when you can slow down the action and see exactly how the weapon engages and destroys its targets. We scoured Youtube and found some of the best. …

Nothing comes between a man and a perfectly-grilled steak. Not even enemy fire. Though this video is a few years old, it's been making the rounds once again on various military blogs and Facebook pages (

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) works on some very outlandish projects. One of its stated mission goals is to cause "technological surprise" for America's enemies. Basically, they want enemy fighters to get to the battlefi…

You had choices when you showed up to the recruiting offices at your local strip mall.