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Arizona City Celebrated WWII Veteran’s 105th Birthday with Amazing Surprise

Athena Wright smiling

Athena Wright was a young woman in her 20s when she embarked on the adventure of a lifetime, as well as the greatest sacrifice of…

US Army Veteran Treated to Ballroom Dancing, Pinning Ceremony in Recognition of Service

Jessica Manthe standing with Ed Lawler

In recognition of Veterans Day and National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, St. Croix Hospice in Wisconsin has shared the story of veteran Ed Lawler’s…

A Devastating Plane Crash Took Out 236 Members of the 101st Airborne

Members of the 101st Airborne standing before caskets draped in American flags

In December 1985, the 101st Airborne suffered its greatest single-day loss when a passenger plane carrying 236 members of the division crashed shortly after taking…

The Best Movie Battle Scenes to Ever Come Out of Hollywood

Todd Neikirk
Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridus in 'Gladiator' + Fionn Whitehead as Tommy Jensen in 'Dunkirk' + Felix Kammerer as Paul Bäumer in 'All Quiet on the Western Front'

By Todd Neikirk and Clare Fitzgerald A number of incredible war films are released each year. Covering both fictional and real-life historical conflicts, many go…

A US Army Veteran Once Took An M60A3 Patton Tank On a Rampage Around San Diego

Cars driving along California State Route 163 + Group of police officers in full riot gear + M60A3 Patton tank

When Shawn Nelson wandered into the California National Guard Armory in San Diego, no one expected him to leave with an M60A3 Patton tank, nor…

Eight Military Bases That Have Been Abandoned for Decades

Samantha Franco
The Teufelsberg + the Wolf's lair.

At their construction, military bases are intended to be some of the most utilized structures. However, when conflicts come to a close and as technologies…

Ian Fleming’s Time on Seychelles Inspired His Eighth Novel, ‘For Your Eyes Only’

Geoff Moore
Lobby area with "007" on the wall + Hut at the Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa

When James Bond author Ian Fleming experienced a period of writer’s block, he left his home in London, United Kingdom and traveled to the Republic…

How Military Prison Differs from a Federally-Run Correctional Facility

Officer walking across a hallway in a military prison

In the United States, prisons, including those run by the military, housed a total of 1,380,427 inmates as of 2019. Incarceration is nothing like it…

The 7 Most Famous Field Marshals From History

Rosemary Giles
Side by side photos of Bernard Law Montgomery wearing a Field Marshal uniform with beret, and Prince Philip wearing Field Marshal uniform.

Field marshal is the most senior military rank that can be awarded to an individual. Although this varies across countries, it is generally the highest…

Here’s Why Saddam Hussein’s Plan to Engage the Coalition in WWI-Style Trench Warfare Failed

Side by side photos of a M1 Abrams tank and Saddam Hussein

During the Gulf War, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein used surprising tactics to fend off coalition forces. One idea, in particular, stands out as exceptionally outlandish…

HK433 Rifle: The Frankenstein Gun That Is Taking the World by Storm

Side by side images of the HK433 and the G36

German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch took a unique approach when designing one of their most renowned rifles. The G36 was devised in the 1990s…

Kim Campbell: One of the Few US Air Force Pilots to Manually Land An A-10

Bullet-ridden Republic Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II + Distinguished Flying Cross + Kim Campbell in her US Air Force uniform

Kim Campbell is an US Air Force pilot who performed an incredible manual flight and landing in Afghanistan when her Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II…