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Feb 16, 2023

No one knows who shot down the legendary German pilot known as ‘The Red Baron’

The Red Baron is more than a badass nickname, a frozen pizza brand, or the target of Snoopy’s Sopwith Camel. He was a real man, a German pilot during World…

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 16, 2023

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 14, 2023

Clint Eastwood might never have been discovered without serving in the Army

Clint Eastwood is a legend for a reason. Aside from the westerns that made him famous, for decades, there was no better actor to portray a cop, soldier or any…

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 14, 2023

BYTeam Mighty

Dec 14, 2022

An Army veteran didn’t know his epic beer run was World War II legend for 65 years

Even as the World War II Allies pushed the German Army back toward their homeland in 1944 and 1945, victory was never a sure thing. Nothing illustrated that fact more…

BYTeam Mighty

Dec 14, 2022

BYBlake Stilwell

Jan 17, 2023

This is how ‘Ripley at the Bridge’ became a Marine Corps legend

It’s impossible to describe John Ripley’s most famous action in a single headline. This Marine dangled from the Dong Ha Bridge for some three hours as North Vietnamese soldiers took potshots at him. He took his time attaching 500 pounds of explosi…

BYBlake Stilwell

Jan 17, 2023

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Jan 24, 2023

4 outstanding things you didn’t know about Dan Daly

If you’ve joined the Marine Corps or if you’ve studied military history, then you’re likely very familiar with the legendary Dan Daly. For the uninitiated, he’s known for being one of the most decorated service members of all time. He coined an …

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Jan 24, 2023

BYSandboxx

Jan 8, 2022

Height-waiver Green Beret: Captain James Flaherty was a Special Forces legend

Richard James Flaherty was born on November 28, 1945. Unbeknownst to his parents, Richard and his mother, Beatrice Rose, shared incompatible blood types (Richard, Rh-Positive; Beatrice, Rh-Negative). This is a…

BYSandboxx

Jan 8, 2022

BYLogan Nye

Dec 28, 2022

These 13 Chesty Puller quotes show why Marines will love and respect him forever

Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller, is a Marine Corps icon who’s known for his quotable quotes nearly as much as his battlefield accomplishments. Here are 17 of the lines that show why Puller is beloved to this day: 1. <p clas…

BYLogan Nye

Dec 28, 2022

BYJessica Evans

Jan 8, 2021

From Vietnam to Afghanistan: 30 Years of Service

Thirty years is a long time to stick it out in any career, let alone one where a person is routinely put into harm’s way over and over again. But…

BYJessica Evans

Jan 8, 2021

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jul 9, 2020

Country music legend and military supporter, Charlie Daniels, passes away at 83

On the morning of July 6, 2020, Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Charlie Daniels died at the age of 83 after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. Aside from his own band, Daniels played with other music legends like Lynyrd Skynyrd an…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jul 9, 2020

BYSandboxx

Jun 29, 2020

Happy birthday Chesty Puller: Celebrating a legend

For U.S. Marines, there are few names that come with as much recognition and admiration than Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller. From a your first day at recruit training to your last day in boots, the ghost of Chesty Puller is a constant source of mo…

BYSandboxx

Jun 29, 2020

BYExplore The Archive

Apr 29, 2020

Chesty Puller: The life and quotes of a beloved Marine legend

Practically from the day of his birth, it was clear that Lewis Puller was destined for military greatness. Better known as Chesty Puller, the boy spent his youth listening to veterans discuss their time in the Civil War–perhaps to fill the void th…

BYExplore The Archive

Apr 29, 2020

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020

See the military’s awesome tribute to Stan Lee

As a child, Maj. Scotty Autin loved reading Marvel comic books. One of his favorite characters was Gambit, a fictional quick-handed, card-playing thief from New Orleans. “Considering I’m from Louisiana, I was always drawn to Gambit,” said A…

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020