U.S. Army Officer Wins Case to Serve with Beard & Turban
One of the United States Army soldiers we featured in a recent post titled “U.S. Soldiers Are Suing to Wear Turbans” — Captain Simratpal Singh — a Sikh-American, has won […]
The VA Program For Veteran Caregivers You May Not Know About
This article by Sarah Sicard was originally published on Task & Purpose, news and culture site for the next great generation of American veterans. VA caregiver benefits provide financial, medical, and […]
Purple Heart Recipient Receives Hateful, Handwritten Threat
What would you do if you discovered this hateful, handwritten threat on your car windshield while you and your family were home? “U U.S. soldier. U kill R brothers – […]
Merle Haggard Performing “Me and Crippled Soldiers Give a Damn”
“I’m just a little guitar player and doesn’t anybody but me and the disabled veterans of America care about this and how could this happen?” This was Merle Haggard in […]
U.S. Navy Seizes Stash of 1,700+ Iranian Guns
The USS Sirocco recently caught a vessel carrying an illegal weapons cache across the Arabian Sea. The haul? Thousands of Iranian guns en route to Yemen. In total, sailors walked away […]
Retired Airman Gets Physically Tossed Out of Ceremony
An anonymous camera-wielding patron attending a retirement ceremony recently for Master Sergeant Chuck Roberson of the 749th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force Base in California caught a disturbing […]
Are Fighter Pilots a Dying Breed?
(Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden) The age of fighter pilot is coming to an end. While the U.S. military didn’t launch any aircraft until […]
See This Flamethrower Spit Vile Hellfire in Elegant Slow Motion
Back about a month ago we did a story about that YouTuber kid who affirmed the fear and ideology of every robot phobic everywhere when he attached a flamethrower to a drone […]
Can You Name the Only U.S. Senator Ever Killed in Battle?
From 1787 to 2014, 1,950 Americans served in the United States Senate. Only one, just ONE, has ever been killed while fighting for his or her country in battle. Do […]
5 Common Phrases That Came From Military History
American culture is steeped in military history. Here are some common phrases and concepts that tie directly back to our heritage. Murphy’s Law According to Murphy’s Law, if anything can […]
Navy Women Don Dixie Cups for First Time
Newly enlisted male sailors have always been fitted with white Dixie cup hats when they received their first military uniforms. In an effort to standardize Navy uniforms, female sailors will […]
What to Read Now That “A Message to Garcia” Was Removed From the USMC Reading List
For the first time since the Marine Corps Commandant started publishing an official reading list in 1989, Elbert Hubbard’s “A Message to Garcia” will not be included. The essay, first […]
Here’s the Only Known Photo of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg
Growing up in America, you learn at a very early age that Abraham Lincoln was at one point in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was a while ago — before any of us […]
Global Military Spending On the Rise
After decreasing by 30 percent between 2006 and 2015, global military spending is back on the rise. Throughout the course of 2015, about $1.7 trillion was spent on the world’s […]
Taliban App Taken Down From Google Store
Want to join the Taliban? There’s an app for that! No, really, there actually is, and for a while it was available for the world to download via the Google […]
Marine Corps Dog Earns World’s Highest Military Animal Award
Lucca, a Marine Corps dog who lost a leg sniffing out bombs, will join the ranks of Winkie the carrier pigeon, Regal the war horse and Diesel the French police […]
Stodgy Former Airman Doesn’t Smile for Fan Selfies
Do you recognize the two dudes in the Instagram photograph below? If you’re a basketball fan, one of them you will (the stodgy guy), the other you won’t, simply because […]
[UPDATED]: Military Chef Disses Female Marines on Reality TV, Apologizes on Video
Granting women access to military jobs once exclusive to men is a hot topic in the Marine Corps. Emotions tend to run high on reality television. Who’d a thunk that […]
Former Navy Sailor Announces MLK’s Murder to Stunned Crowd
“I have some very sad news for … all of you. And I think, uh, sad news for all of our fellow citizens and people who love peace all over […]
U.S. Special Ops Using Rifle Sights That Could Get Them Killed
In one single fiscal year alone, the United States government spends more than a half a trillion dollars on its military. But, yet again, SOMEHOW they’ve failed to supply their elite […]