What I Feel When My Husband Comes Home From Deployment
By Traci Maloney Contributor Waiting for the moment I get to run into my husband’s arms for the first time after deployment is magical. There is always so much anticipation […]
I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat?
As I’m sure you know by now, cats are pretty damn popular. They — along with dogs, lest we not forget — pretty much run the internet, so should it […]
Former Army Reservist, ‘Seinfeld’ Creator Explains Pancakes & Cigars
This is Larry. Larry David. The Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm writer/director/creator and former United States Army reservist Larry David(he enlisted in the early 1970s after he graduated from the University of Maryland). […]
This F-18 Hornet Takes Off From a Winding, Mountain Road
This video — from 2015 — comes from Finland: a Nordic land of brown bears, heavy metal bands, strong coffee, saunas, dense green forests and improvised runways for expensive fighter […]
Are Budget Cuts Negatively Affecting America’s ‘Combat Readiness’?
Is sequestration hindering the United States military’s “combat readiness”? Some say it is. Like oh, just the Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, for example. According to him, about 60 percent […]
Stolen Valor: Aussie Faker Gets Exposed at McDonald’s by Canny Cop
Look familiar? It’s “stolen valor”. Only, it’s in Australia — so it’s “stolen valour” … mate. Watch as this spurious soldier gets confronted “Down Under” by a cop in a McDonald’s, […]
Air Force Vets Reunite for the First Time Since World War II
The last time these two American heroes saw one another — in the flesh — was in Okinawa, Japan on October 19 … 1945. World War II. * * * […]
Former Guantanamo Detainee, Wanted Terrorist Granted Freedom in Canada
Omar Khadr, charged with a war crime by the United States for his role in the death of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Speer during a firefight in Afghanistan […]
Keegan-Michael Key Translates Anger for the President of the United States
Saturday night saw the White House Correspondents’ Dinner kick off in Washington, DC amid the usual gaggle of celebrities and its traditional set of comedic hijinks. One of its bits involved […]
Eight Women Make It Through Ranger School’s Cutthroat ‘RAP Week’
In a statement on Thursday Fort Benning reported that eight women and 184 men have successfully completed their first four days of United States Army Ranger School — a period of […]
Coast Guard Honors Own Fallen American Hero: Nathan Bruckenthal
The Coast Guard is naming its new fleet of fast response cutters after its “first 25 heroes”. One by one, the proud military branch is highlighting the incredible profiles of […]
Washington State Residents Grump About Naval Base Playing National Anthem
How can these wet blankets call themselves patriots? According to the Daily Herald of Everett — in the Pacific Northwest state of Washington — neighbors of Naval Station Everett complained about a recent […]
University of Florida Prez Apologizes for Fraternity That Terrorized Vets
Remember this hard-to-believe story of college fraternity members spitting and urinating on vacationing veterans’ property and dogs? Well, the hammer has come down. At least at the University of Florida. […]
Stolen Valor: Phony Special Forces Marine Exposed in NOLA
*WARNING: The video above contains strong language* The “Big Easy” is great for a whole host of things. Incredible cuisine. Cheap drinks. Parades. Jazz. Warm weather. Debauchery. Apparently it’s also […]
11 Photos More American than Eating 68 Hot Dogs on a Boardwalk on the Fourth of July
If there is anything better than landing back home in America, I haven't yet discovered it. — Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) April 23, 2015 Here’s your patriotic medicine. Take it and […]
General Petraeus Sentenced in Classified Intel Leak Case
The once-heralded military leader who oversaw operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan — General David Petraeus — was sentenced yesterday after agreeing to a plea deal in early March for […]
Veterans Watch Military Movies From the 1980s
Top Gun. Rambo. Full Metal Jacket. Commando. All iconic Hollywood movies from the 1980s. All of them — in regards to the military experience anyway — should be taken with at least one grain […]
These Military Aircraft Landings Are Absolutely Insane
Pilots can be magicians sometimes. Especially military pilots. If you ever needed evidence to the latter, this video can certainly serve as a testament. Check it out and see a […]
New England Patriots Meet Wounded Veterans in Washington
The NFL’s New England Patriots were honored at the White House Thursday for their Super Bowl victory against the Seattle Seahawks at the beginning of the year. Jokes were made […]
Marine Drill Instructor Repeatedly Messes with Young ROTC Cadet
What’s going through this youngster’s mind as he does the same thing over and over and over and over again? Perhaps he’s wishing he was back in his dorm, listening […]