Top 5 peace treaties that were never honored
There is never a guarantee that victory lies at the end of a conflict. Victory is a deliberate for peace. Peace, however, is a relative term because peace is not…
Top 5 coolest call signs used since WWII
Call signs have been in use in military history since the invention of the telegraph. According to the National Naval Aviation Museum, it is estimated that military call signs arose…
This US Marine stopped 3 Israeli tanks with just a sidearm and anger
In June 1982, Israeli tanks rolled across their border into neighboring Lebanon. Their mission was to stop the terrorist Palestine Liberation Organization from repeating further attacks on Israeli officials and civilians.
All this was in…
A look at President Reagan’s Star Wars program, 33 years later
27 times the Commander-in-Chief visited a combat zone
Generally, American presidents feel an obligation to see situations firsthand when they commit troops to war. To wit, here are 27 times commanders-in-chief left the White House and headed for combat zones:
1. FDR visits Casablanc…
5 legendary speeches delivered on D-Day over 75 years
June 6, 2019, marks 75 years since D-Day, when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy during World War II.
On June 6, 1944, roughly 160,000 troops landed in Normandy, France, on five beaches with the code names Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, …
Iconic aircraft is headed to the Reagan Presidential Library
An F-117 Nighthawk is headed to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library December 2019 and will call the Simi Valley, California, hillside its permanent home.
The Reagan Foundation and manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced Nov. 4, 2019, that th…