‘Star Wars’ Almost Started a Real-Life War… Over a Sandcrawler Model
In 1976, when George Lucas shot Star Wars, filming almost started a real-life war between Tunisia and Libya. Tatooine, Luke Skywalker‘s home planet, was filmed…
100-Year-Old D-Day Veteran Shares His Experiences On Popular TikTok Account
TikTok isn’t just a place for fun dance trends and story times that get a bit too TMI (too much information). It’s since grown into…
US Military Veterans Traveling from California to Arctic Circle In Model A Ford
Two US military veterans in their 70s have announced they’ll be embarking on the journey of a lifetime in a 1931 Model A Ford. Jay…
Destroyed Dam In Ukraine Reveals Skulls Dating Back to WWII
The Kakhovka Dam has been in the news as of late, over allegations the Russian military was behind its collapse on June 6, 2023. Along…
Easy Company Assigned to Occupation Duty At the Eagle’s Nest
Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division are arguably among the most famous paratroopers to have served during the Second World…
USS Bennington (CV-20) Paying Respect At the USS Arizona Memorial
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor launched the United States into the Second World War. The assault on December 7, 1941 resulted in the loss…
The Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress ‘Memphis Belle’ Flew 25 Combat Missions Over Europe
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress holds the distinction of being the third-most produced bomber of all time, with 12,731 built from 1936-45. The aircraft first…
The Northrop Tacit Blue Was Nicknamed the ‘Alien School Bus’ For Its Unusual Design
Several unusual aircraft have been developed over the years (just look at the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin), but few were as unique in appearance as the…
The Best Traits of Respected Leadership
There’s a pulsating heart that beats within the chest of any great organization or team: a leader. Not just any leader, but one who’s revered,…
Operation Red Wings and Its Depiction in ‘Lone Survivor’
The American biographical war film, Lone Survivor, was released in 2013. Starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Peter Berg, it depicts the events of Operation…
24th Infantry Division Bazooka Team Taking On the Enemy During the Battle of Osan
The Battle of Osan was one of the opening engagements of the Korean War. It was the first time the United States faced the North…
The True Story Behind the Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper Film, ‘American Sniper’
American Sniper (2014) is a biographical war film, directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. It focuses on the life of Chris Kyle, who claimed 255…