Bullets and Band-Aids: From Isolation to Empowerment
Bullets and Band-Aids is a non-profit organization. It offers veterans a creative outlet to share their stories by connecting them with writers and artists. In this way, they’re able to…
These presidential ghosts haunt the White House
With hundreds of inhabitants who have lived in the White House, there are bound to be a few tall tales come out of the location. But what stories are real?…
The legend of the Double Rats Racket of Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, Parris Island
Often the stories that come out of Parris Island are ones by recently graduated Marines about their drill instructors. I have boot camp stories of my own filled with suspense,…
How the incredible Paddy Mayne captured a German city to save his outnumbered men
Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne was a rock star of military history, in that he wasn’t just a renowned and legendary soldier, he was also known to trash hotel rooms along…
This moving company moved a captured U-boat across Lake Shore Drive
U-505 is a German Type IXC submarine that was built and served during WWII. On June 4, 1944, she was captured by U.S. Navy Task Group 22.3 in the Atlantic…
This is why every veteran should read ‘The Prince’ by Niccolo Machiavelli
When the Award-Winning Author Jared Diamond was asked what book he would request President Obama to read, he suggested, “The Prince” written more than 450 years ago. His suggestion triggered…
5 ways to make storytime memories with military children during deployment
Some memories are made from routine, and some memories are made during adventure. For our military children, routine is often disrupted, either through a PCS, TDY, or even deployment. And…
5 gutsy replies to enemy demands for surrender
It probably doesn’t feel great to be outnumbered and fought into a corner. That’s probably why American troops tend to avoid those situations.
The time a teenager stowed away on a Navy destroyer
A teenager (or kid) running away from home happens all too often, and not just in light-hearted film plots; while most real-world cases never get much further than the best friend’s house, there can be severe consequences to such a flight.
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5 of the most unlucky events in the history of warfare
Battle planners can draw out every detail of every movement of every plan of every strategy they can conceive and still lose. There are just some events in history that…