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World’s Oldest Living Air Force General Turns 107

Ian Harvey

On April 3, 2021, the man considered to be the oldest living retired air force general in the world celebrated his 107th birthday. Lt Gen…

200 Years After the Kiks.ádi People Stood Firm Against Russian Colonialization, Their Fort has Been Found Using Modern Technology

Ian Harvey

In the early 1900’s Russian traders trying to gain a foothold in Alaska clashed with the indigenous peoples that had lived there for thousands of…

Remains Of Napoleonic Soldiers Buried In Vyazma After 209 Years

On February 13th, a solemn ceremony was held in Vyazma, a small town in Smolensk, to bury the remains of Napoleonic soldiers killed during Napoleon’s…

British Army Put Down 1,200 Combat Dogs after They Could no Longer Serve

Ian Harvey

A sergeant in Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) has spoken against the service’s practice of euthanizing combat dogs when they can no longer serve their…

New Ideas For An Old Design: Hiding Military Weapons In Plain Sight

Ian Harvey

Camouflage is a fundamental principle of military design, whether it’s applied to clothing, tents, or weapons. The goal is, naturally, to make soldiers and equipment…

US Air Force Names New F-15 Fighter Jet Replacement

Ian Harvey

The US Air Force has picked a name for its new F-15EX fighter plane. Lt. Gen. Mike Loh, Air National Guard director; Lt. Gen. Duke…

Iconic American Colt Firearms Now Owned by a Czech Company

Ian Harvey

For almost one hundred and eighty years the Colt’s Patent Arms Manufacturing Co. in Hartford, Connecticut has been one of the most famous gun manufacturing…

Unearthed ‘Tunnel Of Death’: The Excavation Of Winterberg Tunnel

Ian Harvey
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War is an ugly business. The only redeeming reality for soldiers on the ground caught in fierce fighting is that, often, their deaths are mercifully…

Rare Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona Relic For Auction by Small Missoula Company

Local auction company offers USS Arizona wheel as recovered by U.S. Navy Diver Edward C. Raymer  MISSOULA, MT —A wheel from the USS Arizona, recovered…

Jewish Man Bequeaths 2 Million Euros to French Village That Hid His Family During the Holocaust

Ian Harvey

A Jewish man whose family survived the Holocaust thanks to the kindness of a village in southern France has left an estimated 2 million euros…

Remains of Heroic US Catholic Army Chaplain Identified

Ian Harvey

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) of the US Defense Department announced that they have identified the remains of Father Emil Kapaun. The Kansas native…

Researchers Recover More Artifacts from the Ship that Carried the Elgin Marbles

Ian Harvey

Archaeologists who are researching the shipwreck of the Mentor have retrieved more artifacts from the famous wreck including the leather sole of a shoe and…