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According to a 2014 report by USA Today, 413 World War II vets die each day on average. However, the men (and women) who served in u…

With tensions between Qatar and a Saudi-lead group of Arab countries (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt) increasing over

The brown note. The ultimate in non-lethal riot control devices.  A single blast could incapacitate assailants, leaving them vomiting or defecating all over themselves. Protesters around the world have 

The whole world mourned June 9 at the news that Adam West, the Army veteran and actor who brought "Batman" to the silver screen, had died at the age of 88 after a ba…

Everyone knows there are risks to joining the Army, but there are the dangers that everyone knows about thanks to movies, and then there are the dangers that soldiers learn about during their time in service. Most movies make it look like…

Moments after Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the U.S. House Majority Whip, was shot in the hip during an attack on a practice for the upcoming Congressional baseball game, an Iraq War vet was treating his wound. "You never expect a baseball…

Louis Mamula was one of the Marines assigned to take Betio Island of the Tarawa Atoll in the Pacific. What was supposed to be a to…

Corpsmen and medics who serve in the infantry have their work cut out for them. They wake up at the butt-crack of dawn for patrol, maybe get shot at a few times, then head back to base to eat chow. They serve as infantrymen until they hav…

History is full of urban legends... The fog of war doesn't fade when history's most notorious monster and a gallant British soldier are on both ends of the story. When British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain visited Adolf Hitler at …

In April 2003, Lt. Col. Eric Schwartz and his men were part of the "Thunder Run" — and armored push through the the city of Baghdad and a test of the new Iraqi resistance. During the movement through the city, an enemy RPG pierced …

In World War II, airborne units were really in their infancy. The Germans pioneered their use in combat, and the United States built perhaps the largest airborne force in the world, with

Maybe you're fighting ISIS. Maybe it's time to crush it at the gym. Or maybe someone just pissed you off. Sometimes you just need an explicit playlist: "The Double Tap Ensemble" is here for you, starting wit…

Flying missions out of Takhli Air Force Base, in Thailand, Maj. Harold Johnson served as an Electronic Warfare Officer of an F-105 Wild Weasel, which due to its dangerous, top-secret missions had about a 50 percent survival rate.

R. Lee Ermey is perhaps the most iconic Marine turned actor, notably for his vile-mouthed, brutal-yet-realistic portrayal of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's "

The D-Day landings featured an immense fleet – including seven battleships. One, HMS Rodney, was notable for being the

Look. Music is awesome. It can be motivating as hell, it can take you back to an important time in your life, or it can be comforting in dark times. We made a series of playlists t…

Gearing up to head out on a vital mission, clearing operation, or standard foot patrol to take down enemy forces comes with a lot of excitement and no shortage of anxiety. You can't exactly watch TV to take your mind off things, so musi…

Since Nov. 10th, 1775, the Marine Corps' rich history of kicking ass and taking names has char…

By the late 1960s, more than a half a million Americans were serving in Vietnam. Among them was revenge-seeking Marine, Lt. Dan Gannon. Serving on the front lines was never the plan for this college grad, but after learning his brother h…

In order to meet the goal of a Navy numbering 355 ships, Naval Sea Systems Command will consider resurrecting a number of retired com…