Category: Military

You’d think the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier would be the one place that visitors could maintain a level of silence. Most visitors are more than happy to appreciate the moment while quietly reflecting on the sacrifice and impact of war, but now whenever a crowd forgets themselves, we get to enjoy a soldier tell […]

I can certainly understand why Kurdish fighters would be dancing in the streets and celebrating after defeating ISIS and taking Raqqa in Syria back. Meanwhile, Iraqi forces were celebrating as well in Mosul after the second largest city in Iraq was won back from ISIS. The Kurds even included an American soldier in their festivities […]

15 Marines and one Navy Corpsman were killed last night when their KC-130 aircraft went down in a soybean field in Mississippi. There was some type of explosion at 20,000 feet and the plane plummeted, slamming into the ground and killing all on board. The FBI and other agencies are now working feverishly to determine […]

The famed Doolittle Raid was the first ever air strike to attack the Japanese home islands. The raid not only proved that Japan could be vulnerable to air attacks, but also provided a vital morale boost to the American morale effort. Today, only one member of the Doolittle Raiders survives and Donald Trump recently called […]

The military is a brotherhood for many and even after they leave active duty, veterans continue to look out for each other. For one veteran, his life was dedicated to helping other vets — and after he died, that service continued. Stephen Florentz served in the Army during the Vietnam War, where he was a […]

If you were to ask the average person what they thought the biggest threat to the United States military is, they’d probably tell you that it’s ISIS or some similar terror organization. And in one way, they might be right. But Secretary of Defense James “Mad Dog” Mattis asserts that nothing on the battlefield is […]

This past Saturday morning, while most sailors aboard were sleeping in their berths, the USS Fitzgerald was involved in a collision with a Japanese operated, but Philippine flagged cargo ship, the ACX Crystal. It is unclear at this time which ship hit the other, but the damage to the Fitzgerald was extensive and right in […]

There are countless stories of military bravery and heroism, and this is just one of them. Sergeant Major Peter Leach was serving with the Royal Marines during the Falklands War and not many people know what he did there — but they should. Lieutenant Keith Mills was in command of 22 Royal Marines and in […]