Featured in deathBYLogan NyeNov 21, 2023ShareThis German general ran right into paratroopers on D-DayNazi General Falley had a very bad, no good, terrible kind of day. ‘Merica. BYLogan NyeNov 21, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizNov 21, 2023ShareWhy Walter Cronkite and 7 other journalists attended aerial gunnery schoolTo give war correspondents a first-hand look at the air war, the U.S. Army Air Forces’ 8th Air Force permitted eight journalists to fly bomber missions over Germany in 1943. Walter Cronkite was one of them. BYMiguel OrtizNov 21, 2023ShareBYTessa RobinsonNov 21, 2023Share60 years later, we remember John F. Kennedy’s assassination“I’ll never forget.” For those who lived through the John F. Kennedy assassination 60 years ago, it may as well have happened yesterday. BYTessa RobinsonNov 21, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizNov 16, 2023Share‘The Hunger Games’ actually got these rifles rightThe Hunger Games’ dystopia features advanced technology like cloaked hovercrafts and genetically-optimized animals. However, armed conflict still relies on conventional firearms that we know. BYMiguel OrtizNov 16, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyNov 15, 2023Share4 more military solutions to horror film villainsObviously teenagers can’t be trusted to fight these horror film villains… but what if the military could? BYTeam MightyNov 15, 2023ShareBYTessa RobinsonNov 13, 2023Share5 Special Operators killed in training accident Friday identifiedDepartment of Defense has released the names of the five Special Operators killed in a training accident on Friday. Never forget. BYTessa RobinsonNov 13, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizNov 12, 2023ShareGemini and Apollo astronaut Col. Frank Borman dead at 95Air Force Colonel Frank Frederick Borman II made history as the commander of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to fly around the moon. BYMiguel OrtizNov 12, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizNov 9, 2023ShareThis terminally ill high schooler was designated an Honorary MarineIn March 2022, Jack was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. The Corps made him an Honorary Marine. BYMiguel OrtizNov 9, 2023ShareBYJacqlyn CopeNov 9, 2023ShareThis is the first woman killed in action in VietnamSharon Ann Lane was assigned to the 312th Evac Hospital. She worked tirelessly to save others but was the first woman killed in Vietnam. BYJacqlyn CopeNov 9, 2023ShareBYBlake StilwellNov 8, 2023ShareWhy Americans are twice as likely to die in a hostage situationA black Mercedes and a parade of Land Rovers screamed out of two of the planes, headed for the old terminal. A hostage situation would ensue. BYBlake StilwellNov 8, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyNov 3, 2023Share55 Chinese sailors allegedly died after falling into their own undersea trapChina has, of course, denied the incident ever occurred, but some 55 Chinese sailors aboard a submarine designated 093-417 are presumed dead. BYTeam MightyNov 3, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizNov 3, 2023ShareApollo 16 astronaut Rear Adm. Ken Mattingly dead at 87Portrayed by Gary Sinise in the film Apollo 13, Mattingly was replaced by Jack Swigert on the crew after exposure to measles. Instead, Mattingly flew on Apollo 16. BYMiguel OrtizNov 3, 2023ShareBYLogan NyeNov 2, 2023ShareThe German rehearsal that doomed Omaha Beach attackersOne German division and its top regiment conducted D-Day rehearsals and then got the exact fight they expected on June 6. BYLogan NyeNov 2, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizOct 30, 2023ShareIDF used ‘Iron Sting’ in combat for first timeIDF ground battalions lack organic precision indirect fire systems to respond to individual targets; that’s where Iron Sting comes in. BYMiguel OrtizOct 30, 2023ShareBYJoel SearlsOct 27, 2023Share‘Rocky’ sidekick, USMC vet, real-life boxer: Burt Young dies at 83For any Gen Xer and younger, Burt Young has played a role in our youth and growing up. Sadly he passed away at the age of 83. BYJoel SearlsOct 27, 2023ShareBYTessa RobinsonOct 26, 2023ShareArmy reservist suspected of killing at least 16 in Maine; manhunt underwayAccording to the AP, a police bulletin identified 40-year-old Army Reservist, Robert Card, as a “person of interest” in the Maine shooting. BYTessa RobinsonOct 26, 2023ShareBYUncle WalkieOct 19, 2023Share40 years after the bombing of Marine Barracks in Beirut, this veteran remembersMarine veteran Paul “Doc” Doolittle is walking 273 miles to remember the Marines lost during the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut. BYUncle WalkieOct 19, 2023ShareBYLogan NyeOct 3, 2023ShareHow the Halifax Explosion destroyed a city and became a folk songThe largest man-made conventional explosion was the Halifax Explosion. The terrible ammo accident killed almost 2,000 people. BYLogan NyeOct 3, 2023ShareBYTeam MightySep 19, 2023ShareHow an American bluegrass legend was nearly killed in the Korean WarThe somewhat magical singing voice of Bobby Osborne, from legendary Bluegrass group The Osborne Brothers, almost died in the Korean War. BYTeam MightySep 19, 2023ShareBYLogan NyeSep 14, 2023ShareThe macabre way early sailors refreshed their wardrobesBritish and American ships used “slop chests” to outfit their sailors, but these little stores at sea sometimes sold dead men’s clothes. BYLogan NyeSep 14, 2023ShareBYTeam MightySep 14, 2023ShareFace the Fight gains momentum in battle to end vet suicideA USAA-led initiative, with founding partners the Humana Foundation and Reach Resilience, gains steam to increase awareness of national crisis. BYTeam MightySep 14, 2023ShareBYTeam MightySep 12, 2023ShareSuicide among Afghan women is rising under Taliban ruleAfghanistan is one of very few countries where women commit suicide at higher rates than men, but the Taliban won’t share data about it. BYTeam MightySep 12, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizSep 5, 2023ShareJimmy Buffett donated two WWII planes to a military museumIn 2022, Jimmy Buffett anonymously donated his planes to a military museum, a secret that was kept until his death. BYMiguel OrtizSep 5, 2023ShareBYBlake StilwellAug 29, 2023ShareThe first combat qualified female naval aviator died in a crazy accidentKara Hultgreen was more than qualified to be the first female naval aviator – she was just a victim of a well-known deficiency. BYBlake StilwellAug 29, 2023Share123
BYLogan NyeNov 21, 2023ShareThis German general ran right into paratroopers on D-DayNazi General Falley had a very bad, no good, terrible kind of day. ‘Merica. BYLogan NyeNov 21, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizNov 21, 2023ShareWhy Walter Cronkite and 7 other journalists attended aerial gunnery schoolTo give war correspondents a first-hand look at the air war, the U.S. Army Air Forces’ 8th Air Force permitted eight journalists to fly bomber missions over Germany in 1943. Walter Cronkite was one of them. BYMiguel OrtizNov 21, 2023Share
BYTessa RobinsonNov 21, 2023Share60 years later, we remember John F. Kennedy’s assassination“I’ll never forget.” For those who lived through the John F. Kennedy assassination 60 years ago, it may as well have happened yesterday. BYTessa RobinsonNov 21, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizNov 16, 2023Share‘The Hunger Games’ actually got these rifles rightThe Hunger Games’ dystopia features advanced technology like cloaked hovercrafts and genetically-optimized animals. However, armed conflict still relies on conventional firearms that we know. BYMiguel OrtizNov 16, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyNov 15, 2023Share4 more military solutions to horror film villainsObviously teenagers can’t be trusted to fight these horror film villains… but what if the military could? BYTeam MightyNov 15, 2023Share
BYTessa RobinsonNov 13, 2023Share5 Special Operators killed in training accident Friday identifiedDepartment of Defense has released the names of the five Special Operators killed in a training accident on Friday. Never forget. BYTessa RobinsonNov 13, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizNov 12, 2023ShareGemini and Apollo astronaut Col. Frank Borman dead at 95Air Force Colonel Frank Frederick Borman II made history as the commander of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to fly around the moon. BYMiguel OrtizNov 12, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizNov 9, 2023ShareThis terminally ill high schooler was designated an Honorary MarineIn March 2022, Jack was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. The Corps made him an Honorary Marine. BYMiguel OrtizNov 9, 2023Share
BYJacqlyn CopeNov 9, 2023ShareThis is the first woman killed in action in VietnamSharon Ann Lane was assigned to the 312th Evac Hospital. She worked tirelessly to save others but was the first woman killed in Vietnam. BYJacqlyn CopeNov 9, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellNov 8, 2023ShareWhy Americans are twice as likely to die in a hostage situationA black Mercedes and a parade of Land Rovers screamed out of two of the planes, headed for the old terminal. A hostage situation would ensue. BYBlake StilwellNov 8, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyNov 3, 2023Share55 Chinese sailors allegedly died after falling into their own undersea trapChina has, of course, denied the incident ever occurred, but some 55 Chinese sailors aboard a submarine designated 093-417 are presumed dead. BYTeam MightyNov 3, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizNov 3, 2023ShareApollo 16 astronaut Rear Adm. Ken Mattingly dead at 87Portrayed by Gary Sinise in the film Apollo 13, Mattingly was replaced by Jack Swigert on the crew after exposure to measles. Instead, Mattingly flew on Apollo 16. BYMiguel OrtizNov 3, 2023Share
BYLogan NyeNov 2, 2023ShareThe German rehearsal that doomed Omaha Beach attackersOne German division and its top regiment conducted D-Day rehearsals and then got the exact fight they expected on June 6. BYLogan NyeNov 2, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizOct 30, 2023ShareIDF used ‘Iron Sting’ in combat for first timeIDF ground battalions lack organic precision indirect fire systems to respond to individual targets; that’s where Iron Sting comes in. BYMiguel OrtizOct 30, 2023Share
BYJoel SearlsOct 27, 2023Share‘Rocky’ sidekick, USMC vet, real-life boxer: Burt Young dies at 83For any Gen Xer and younger, Burt Young has played a role in our youth and growing up. Sadly he passed away at the age of 83. BYJoel SearlsOct 27, 2023Share
BYTessa RobinsonOct 26, 2023ShareArmy reservist suspected of killing at least 16 in Maine; manhunt underwayAccording to the AP, a police bulletin identified 40-year-old Army Reservist, Robert Card, as a “person of interest” in the Maine shooting. BYTessa RobinsonOct 26, 2023Share
BYUncle WalkieOct 19, 2023Share40 years after the bombing of Marine Barracks in Beirut, this veteran remembersMarine veteran Paul “Doc” Doolittle is walking 273 miles to remember the Marines lost during the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut. BYUncle WalkieOct 19, 2023Share
BYLogan NyeOct 3, 2023ShareHow the Halifax Explosion destroyed a city and became a folk songThe largest man-made conventional explosion was the Halifax Explosion. The terrible ammo accident killed almost 2,000 people. BYLogan NyeOct 3, 2023Share
BYTeam MightySep 19, 2023ShareHow an American bluegrass legend was nearly killed in the Korean WarThe somewhat magical singing voice of Bobby Osborne, from legendary Bluegrass group The Osborne Brothers, almost died in the Korean War. BYTeam MightySep 19, 2023Share
BYLogan NyeSep 14, 2023ShareThe macabre way early sailors refreshed their wardrobesBritish and American ships used “slop chests” to outfit their sailors, but these little stores at sea sometimes sold dead men’s clothes. BYLogan NyeSep 14, 2023Share
BYTeam MightySep 14, 2023ShareFace the Fight gains momentum in battle to end vet suicideA USAA-led initiative, with founding partners the Humana Foundation and Reach Resilience, gains steam to increase awareness of national crisis. BYTeam MightySep 14, 2023Share
BYTeam MightySep 12, 2023ShareSuicide among Afghan women is rising under Taliban ruleAfghanistan is one of very few countries where women commit suicide at higher rates than men, but the Taliban won’t share data about it. BYTeam MightySep 12, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizSep 5, 2023ShareJimmy Buffett donated two WWII planes to a military museumIn 2022, Jimmy Buffett anonymously donated his planes to a military museum, a secret that was kept until his death. BYMiguel OrtizSep 5, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellAug 29, 2023ShareThe first combat qualified female naval aviator died in a crazy accidentKara Hultgreen was more than qualified to be the first female naval aviator – she was just a victim of a well-known deficiency. BYBlake StilwellAug 29, 2023Share
