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Jan 10, 2023

‘Wildcat’ documentary follows British Royal Army veteran as he finds healing in the Amazon

Wildcat is so much more than just another combat veteran story. The Amazon Studios documentary goes deep into the Amazon jungle, demonstrating the power and potential of animals to radically…

BYJessica Manfre

Jan 10, 2023

BYBethaney Phillips

Dec 1, 2022

The mystery of Vietnam apes

Vietnam has no native apes within its borders. Yet countless soldiers reported to have seen them, or rather “ape-like creatures” when fighting in the country’s dense jungles during the Vietnam-American…

BYBethaney Phillips

Dec 1, 2022

BYTeam Mighty

May 31, 2023

The 5 most demoralizing tactics used in recent military history

There are many superstitions among fighting men, but no matter how big or powerful an army is on paper, it has to believe it is powerful.

BYTeam Mighty

May 31, 2023

BYTeam Mighty

Jan 13, 2023

This is why the North Vietnamese were so deadly in jungle combat

Ground combat in the Vietnam War was a lot more than random ambushes in heavy jungle and the Air Force bombing the hell out of jungle canopies. At places like…

BYTeam Mighty

Jan 13, 2023

BYBlake Stilwell

Oct 18, 2022

A North Vietnamese soldier hid in the jungle for 40 years

In 1972, Ho Van Thanh was a soldier stationed near his hometown in North Vietnam. After American bombs hit his home and killed his mother and two sons, he grabbed his one-year-old son and ran off into the jungle. He stayed put there, found by neithe…

BYBlake Stilwell

Oct 18, 2022

BYMilitary.com

Aug 6, 2020

9 Vietnam War movies you’ve got to watch

If you’re hunting for great Vietnam war movies about the conflict and its afterrmath, look no further. Compiled by the staff of Military.com, some of these are surprising and possibly controversial. Check out our Vietnam movie recommen…

BYMilitary.com

Aug 6, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Wild photos show US Marines munching on scorpions and washing them down with snake blood as they learn to survive in the jungle

US Marines are eating scorpions and drinking snake blood in the jungle, and no, it’s not because someone forgot to pack the Meals Ready to Eat. Check out these wild photos and see how the Marines are connecting with nature in a way a lot …

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

This is why ‘battlefield awareness’ is essential in jungle combat

British soldiers from the Grenadier Guard shared a video on Twitter showing the excruciating consequences to not having adequate battlefield awareness during training. In the video, a gaggle of soldiers equipped with SA80 rifles are seen carry…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

US Army Green Berets trained some airmen — here’s what they put them through

Throughout the Pacific Theater, US military units must overcome jungle terrain riddled with cliffs, poisonous creatures, dense foliage yielding mere yards of visibility, and muddy slopes that threaten to launch anyone down 30-foot ravines of twisted…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

9 epic photos of Marines drinking snake blood and eating scorpions

On Feb. 12, 2019, the US and Thailand launched Cobra Gold, one of the largest multi-national exercises in the world. The annual exercise brings together 29 nations as participants or observers; nine participating countries include the US and T…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

This Japanese WW2 soldier fled the Allies and hid in the jungle for 27 years

Shoichi Yokoi was 26 when he was drafted into the Japanese Army in 1941. At the time, soldiers were taught that surrender was the worst possible fate for a soldier — so when US forces invaded Japanese-occupied Guam in 1944, Yokoi

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020