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Project Acoustic Kitty – The CIA’s Top Secret Spy Cats Project

Shahan Russell

When Seal Team Six killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011, they did not do it alone. They had help from a Belgian Malinois dog named…

Shooting Down 7 Aircraft In One Day, This Marine Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor On His First Mission

Jeff Edwards

Lieutenant James Swett wasn’t the only man to become an Ace in one day during the war and nor was he the only Ace to…

Medal Of Honor: Destroying Two Enemy Bunkers Alone, Sgt. Garcia Saved His Platoon In The Jungles Of Vietnam

Jeff Edwards

We all need stories about heroes fighting through a seemingly hopeless situation, and the grit it takes to get yourself and your friends to safety. Such…

First African-American To Recieve The Medal Of Honor Did So With The 54th Massachusetts At Fort Wagner

Once Hollywood got a hold of war it is often impossible for the average person to separate fact from fiction.  And yet, if we look…

Badly Wounded, This Marine Used His Spade To Knock Grenades Back At The Enemy

Jeff Edwards

Hector Cafferatta would describe himself as the world’s worst baseball player, but that didn’t stop him from whacking over a dozen grenades out of the…

With the Enemy Approaching, He Sat Beside His Wounded Comrade, Pulled the Pin on Two Grenades, and Waited

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…

He’s Called The Ghost, Has The Same Medal Count As Audie Murphy, And Is Virtually Unknown

By the time a man earns seven Purple Hearts and lives to talk about it, he could either be described as one of the luckiest…

Sammy L. Davis: The Real Forrest Gump, Who Was Injured And Awarded the Medal of Honor for Heroic Actions in Vietnam

Jeff Edwards

While it might be disappointing to find out that there was no single individual who became a football star at Alabama, received the Medal of…

Promotion And Controversy – The Meteoric Rise Of US General Mark W. Clark

Jeff Edwards

Granted, many in modern Texas may have never heard of General Mark W. Clark, also known as General Marcus Aurelius Clarkus by his subordinates.  But…

He Fought So Bravely, Even The Captured Enemy Soldiers Gathered Round To Congratulate Him

Jeff Edwards

One might presume a nickname such as ‘Fats” was given as an insult, but when you find out a little bit more about the man…

Heroic American Crew Fought off 17 Enemy Planes in ‘Cursed’ B-17 Bomber “Old 666”

Jeff Edwards

When you see the number “666” on the tail number of a plane, it is entirely understandable if you opt to stay on the ground. …

Para Rescue Jumper Duane Hackney, The Most Decorated Enlisted Man In The History Of The US Air Force

Jeff Edwards

An Air Force Cross, the Silver Star, 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with a Combat V, 2 Purple Hearts, 18 Air Medals, and ok, we have…