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Drinking in the military is rather common (and always in moderation), as anyone who's served long enough to make it to the barracks knows.

The Hürtgen Forest is a massive German timberland where 33,000 Americans were killed and wounded in five months of fighting from Sep. 12, 1944 to Feb. 1945 as artillery batteries dueled, tan…

During World War II, military trainers had to quickly get recruits ready for combat on the front lines of Nazi Europe and the Pacific Theater. As a result, the U.S. Army created this infantry training video in 1943.

Sgt. Henry Johnson received the Medal of Honor for his actions taken on May 15, 1918, when he beat off a German attack with grenades, his rifle, a knife and, finally, his bare hands to protect a fellow soldier and his unit, the "Harlem Hellfighters…

These days, it seems like countries don't invade each other like they used to. It just seems like they'd rather do small, covert raids or just outright overthrow a hostile government. Countries do still invade one another. Ethiopia inva…

When paratroopers assaulted Sicily during the night of Jul. 9-10, 1943, they suffered some of the worst weather that could affect that kind of a mission. The men were supposed to conduct two airborne assaults and form a buffer zone ahead …

[brid video="115802" player="7965" title="VGR204 Going to College After the MilitaryHD.mp4"]WATM hosted groups of veterans to answer several questions about their time in the military. The vets kept it real when responding to topics ranging …

During World War II there were numerous ways in which American citizens at home could help the war effort. Victory gardens, rationing, recycling (then known as scrap collection), and most importantly war bonds were all a part of daily life. …

The base camp on the Nepal side of Mount Everest sits at just below 18,000 feet. At this extreme altitude, oxygen decreases by half, and climbers can become light-headed, get headaches, and feel weak. Climbers also risk acute mountain sickness, hy…

The best snipers in the world meet up at Fort Bragg, North Carolina each year to fight for top bragging rights and to learn from each other.

The Air Force Special Operations Command runs 37 Reaper drones that have just been upgraded with better sensors, upgraded weapons software, and extra fuel tanks so they can kill more targets and watch more objectives on missions against ISIS and oth…

Transitioning from the military can be tough for a lot of reasons. There's the trip to buy a civilian wardrobe, the lost camaraderie, and the sudden absence of awesome problem-solving tools. Few things are as frustrating as spending ho…

"Lucky" Lucca is a Marine Corps working dog who successfully led about 400 patrols through combat zones without once allowing a service member under her care to be injured by IEDs, even on the day she lost her leg to a secondary IED after finding …

1963's The Great Escape told the story of British POWs escaping the Nazi camp Stalag Luft III. The film was based on a firsthand account of the real-life escape, where the British troops attempted to get 220 men out of three t…

[brid video="115805" player="7965" title="ETT103 Earning the Tab Pt. 3.mp4"]The U.S. Army's Ranger School is beyond tough. Sixty percent of those who start the course fail within the first four days. One third of all soldiers "recycle" one …