Meet the Retired General Who Will “Restore Trust” in the Wounded Warrior Project
The Wounded Warrior Project is the most visible and profitable veterans charity in the United States, but scandal left the charity on unsteady ground. Now a retired general with a […]
Obama Sending Even MORE Troops to Syria
We’re probably sounding like a broken record on this, but we don’t care, because it’s important and true and these are American lives we’re talking about. Remember that part from the […]
Judge Serves One Day Jail Sentence With Struggling Green Beret
North Carolina District Court Judge Lou Olivera served in the Gulf War, so he knows how hard it can be to transition out of a military career. This goes double for […]
“Thank You for Your Service” Can Actually Do More Harm Than Good
Whether you mean it sincerely or not, “Thank you for your service” isn’t helping anyone. Sadly, it actually does more harm than good. After 14 years of wars fought by an increasingly […]
U.S. Navy Pays $1 Billion for Technology to Blind Enemies and Create Ghost Planes
The U.S. Navy just awarded a $1 billion contract to Raytheon to create the Next Generation Jammer to be integrated into its EA-18G Growlers. As technological advancements continue growing at exponential rates, […]
Military Widows Fund Will Vanish Without Congress Action
The Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance (SSIA), the program that grants military widows a monthly stipend, is in danger of expiring. If Congress does not renew this legislation, widows will lose […]
‘Bad Lip Reading’ Presents: Hillary & Bernie in Brooklyn
Bernie meets up with Hillary in Brooklyn to tawk. But they don’t tawk over cawffee or a slice or aloud over some vegan indie cover band — oh gasp no! — […]
How a Pair of Goggles Brought Down a Plane and Killed 6 Airmen
Thirteen people perished when an American C-130J Hercules cargo plane crashed in the Afghanistan desert last October. The aircraft was only in the air for 28 seconds before it lost altitude […]
Here’s the Late Great Prince Holding a Gun Microphone
If we’re breaking this to you, we apologize. But Prince Rogers Nelson, the legendary musician known simply as Prince, is dead. He passed away Thursday at his estate, Paisley Park, […]
Will the Military Start Producing the F-22 Again?
(Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released) The F-22 Raptor might be resurrected by congressmen worried about global security. The aircraft’s history is full of false starts and […]
Here’s a Marine Vet AND His Service Dog Doing Standup
“Hello, how is everyone doing? This is Liberty, he’ll be accompanying me for the rest of the show. He wasn’t originally going to come up because today’s ‘Daddy Time’ but […]
Navy SEALs: Tiger Woods Is One Weird Guy
Tiger Woods, one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport (if not the greatest), wouldn’t have his big catchy feline brand if it weren’t for the United States […]
Joe Walsh Cancels Veterans Benefit Concert After Discovering Political Agenda
Joe Walsh, the celebrated singer-songwriter and guitarist for the Eagles, announced that he will cancel his July 18 performance in Cleveland because of its ties to the Republican National Committee […]
People Are Pissed Because Obama’s Hiring Veterans
#ThanksObama? There’s a truly fickle story out of Washington this week, and somehow, this disreputable hashtag can help tell the tale. See, some American vets currently working for the federal government would scribble […]
How a Marine Sniper Foiled the Murder of His Girlfriend’s Ex
Sgt. Joseph Chamblin is no stranger to scandal. In 2011, the Marine sniper was recorded urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Though he dropped in rank and […]
Veterans Groups Speak Up in Favor of Post-9/11 GI Bill Cuts
As Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) rallies in D.C. to stop Congress from cutting the Post-9/22 GI Bill, other veterans groups voicing their support for the controversial bill. […]
Is the Big Kid From ‘Superbad’ in the Army Now?
Judd Apatow may not churn out big comedic masterworks anymore, but in the first decade of the 21st century he did. When discussing his overall “pièce de résistance”, many critics […]
Soldier Receives Combat Helmet That Stopped a Bullet in Touching Video
The military makes you wear helmets for a reason. Army Staff Sgt. Thalamus Lewis was shot in the head while serving in Afghanistan. What should have been a fatal wound […]
See Army Humvees Fall to Destruction in Botched Airdrop
Stanley Kubrick. Alan Alda. Joseph Heller. They can all eat their hearts out, because the following footage of free-falling, unbridled Humvees raining from German blue skies near United States Army […]
This WWI Veteran Was the First Man to Road Trip Across the United States
In 1903, a physician who would one day become a WWI veteran and American Legion founder made a wager. At the time, public opinion held that these new wheeled contraptions […]