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It’s True! A toilet was used as an aerial bomb during the Vietnam War

Jack Beckett

On November 4, 1965, some Vietnamese came across a very strange object that looked as if it had been dropped from the sky. Was it…

The Day The Royal Marines Accidentally Launched An Amphibious Invasion of Spain

In 2002, a unit of 30 British Marines  in a landing craft from the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean, armed to the teeth, stormed onto a…

21 Sad Images Of Bombed Out Cologne – You Wouldn’t Have Seen Many Of These Images Before

Guest Author

The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids by the Allies during World War II, including 31 times by the Royal…

The Day the U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over a Captured Spy Ship

Colin Fraser

In Pyongyang, the North Korean Government keeps a trophy from 1968. Moored on the Botong River, alongside the Pyongyang Victorious War Museum sits the USS…

Watch The Amazement As These Veterans Open Up A Modern Day First Aid Kit

Military veterans from Desert Storm, Vietnam, Korea and World War II were given the opportunity to look at a first aid kit the military is…

Teddy Roosevelt & The Charge of the Rough Riders at the Battle of San Juan Heights

Jack Beckett

Roosevelt’s Rough Riders had been taking fire all morning. They were pinned down, lying flat in the negligible cover of the reeds, rushes and tall…

Received The Medal of Honor for Defending The USS Liberty Against an Attack From Israel

Jeff Edwards

The United States and Israel have not always seen eye to eye, but they have been nothing less than strong allies since the Israeli State…

The Battle of Actium: Agrippa’s Victory, Octavian’s Glory

Rome after Caesar’s death was a place of great uncertainty. Caesar had a long road to secure power and had finally secured it, and seemed…

USS Arizona: 1,177 Crying Tears

USS Arizona, a sunken warship, weeps black tears for her dead. And although the natural beauty of Oahu—lush vegetation, crystal water, and volcanic mountains—should be…

Escape From Sobibor Death Camp

The Nazi extermination camp, Sobibór, was located in the modern borders of Poland, in a region which was named Lublin during the German occupation. It…

Exploring and Liberating Hitlers House, The 101st Airborne at Berchtesgaden

On May 8, 1945, the American 1st Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment arrived in Berchtesgaden. It was led by Company C. The 3rd Battalion…

This Devil Doc Jumped on a Live Grenade in Vietnam to Save His Beloved Marines

Jeff Edwards

The relationship between Marines and their Navy Corpsmen affectionately referred to as, “Doc”, is unique to say the least.  The Marine Corps prides itself on…