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When Iran Air Flight 655 Was Shot Down By A US Navy Guided Missile Cruiser

Shahan Russell

In 1988, a US warship shot down an Iranian commercial plane, killing all onboard. The American captain and his crew were hailed as heroes, Scotland…

The Battle for Tarawa – 76 Hours of HELL – November 20th 1943

  The Battle of Tarawa was one of the more terrible American experiences in the Pacific theatre of World War Two. It was one that…

Fascinating Abandoned Military Bases From All Around The World

Jack Beckett

Military bases and installations, built to last only a few years or to support a 1000-year Reich have been left abandoned across the globe. Some…

We Were Soldiers: Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley – Veteran of 3 Wars

Basil L. Plumley was a soldier as well as an airborne combat infantryman in the US Army. He eventually reached the rank of Command Sergeant…

The Heroic German Officer Who Gave His Life Trying to Save an American in a Minefield

Shahan Russell

October 7, 1994, saw a strange sight over the Hürtgen War Cemetery in Hürtgen, Germany. The cemetery is the final home of 3001 bodies –…

The sniper who managed to kill an enemy with a half-mile sniper shot which curved 56 feet (17 m.) in the air before hitting the target

Jack Beckett

Corporal Matt Hughes, a crack shot with the Royal Marines, was ordered to take out an Iraqi who was holding back an important advance during…

Battle of Omdurman – When The British With 11,000 Soldiers Took On 60,000 Natives in Sudan, Losing 47 Killed

Andrew Knighton

All through the darkness of the night, a British infantryman waits nervously by the banks of the Nile. The Mahdists, infamously bloodthirsty savages, are just…

Retreat Does Not Always Mean Defeat – 10 Epic Retreats From Military History

Shahan Russell

In war, retreats aren’t always about defeat. Sometimes, they’re a deliberate tactic to gain more defensible ground, consolidate forces, encircle an enemy, or lead them…

10 Reasons Why William Wallace Won at Stirling Bridge

Andrew Knighton

On 11 September 1297, an outnumbered Scottish army defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The most spectacular victory of William Wallace, the…

Refused To Abandon A Dying Comrade. Pulled The Pins From 2 Grenades & Calmly Awaited The Viet Cong, They Found Their Bodies The Next Day

Jeff Edwards

Refusing to leave his mortally wounded comrade as the enemy approached, Australian Warrant Officer Kevin Wheatley pulled the pin on two grenades and waited for…

‘Most memorable times’ – Local veteran discusses World War II service in Women’s Army Corps

By Jeremy P. Ämick While World War II continued to unfold during the early 1940s, a young woman from the state of California believed there…

Those left behind – Army veteran discusses combat service with Vietnamese Rangers

By Jeremy P. Amick The stories of veterans can often vary among the different branches of services and the types of military duties for which…