Man Found in Suitcase ID’ed as Brave World War II Veteran
During World War II, Robert Brooks braved and executed one of the most daring, violent jobs in the military, as a belly gunner in a B-17 bomber. “It’s the most […]
The Marines Have a New Slogan
While the United States Marine Corps still reserve the old slogan, “The Few, The Proud” under their logo in these new commercial advertising spots, they’re clearly trying to move in […]
Fearing a Break-In, Vet Accidentally Shoots at Ohio Firefighters
A misunderstanding between firefighters and a military veteran has been resolved, according to police in Cincinnati, Ohio. According to reports, Kenneth Mullins admitted to firing gunshots at firefighters who forced entry […]
Baseball Star Gets Attacked for Questioning a Vet’s Service
Curt Schilling, a former standout Major League Baseball pitcher and current radio host, was criticized Monday after he questioned the service of a United States military veteran who fought in […]
Girl Waits for Autographs From Red Sox — Decides to Get Soldier’s Instead
Professional athletes get a lot of adulation in America. Not only do they get compensated handsomely for their roles, but more often than we’d all like to admit, they get […]
Before Playing ‘Simple Man’, Lynyrd Skynyrd Had to Say This About the Troops
“Well that’s a great song and something that I think we all live by. I think anybody out there needs to respect their mother, and the words of their mother. […]
Watch National Guardsmen Rescue Man Drowning in Rushing Flood
While a hole in a portion of a northern California dam put hundreds of thousands of residents in danger over the weekend, as its adjacent manmade lake threatened to spill […]
Giants Star Posts Moving Tribute to Navy SEAL Killed in Yemen
Last month, a member of United States Navy SEAL Team Six named William “Ryan” Owens, 36, was killed during a raid in Yemen. In his prestigious military career, through 12 […]
Famous Air Force Vet Gives Powerful Address on Black History Month
In addition to being regarded as perhaps the greatest basketball mind on the planet — amateur or professional — United States Air Force veteran and former officer Gregg Popovich is […]
Dispute Arises Over Reward After Missing Vet’s Body Found in Lake
On December 2 of last year, a United States Marine veteran named Lance James, 29, was reported missing after last being seen at a Clementon, New Jersey bar, involved in […]
The Soldier Who Took on Saddam’s Attacking Guard & Saved 100 Men
United States Army Sergeant 1st Class Paul R. Smith wasn’t alive to hear the news that he was to be awarded the highest honor the American military bestows: the Medal of […]
Man Who Killed Vet’s Service Dog After Mistaking It for a Coyote Sentenced
A sad story for a United States Army veteran found legal closure Thursday, after the Dassel, Minnesota man who shot and killed his Siberian Husky service dog — then dragged […]
Remembering the Only American to Give Back the Medal of Honor
America lost an exceptional, singular American hero on Friday at a veterans hospital in San Francisco. Charlie Liteky was 85. On December 6, 1967, Charlie (then “Angelo”) was a United […]
Veterans Buried in Wrong Graves at Rhode Island Cemetery
A veterans’ cemetery in Exeter, Rhode Island is apologizing after an embarrassing and disrespectful folly buried seven people under the wrong markers. According to an Associated Press report, the graves […]
Missing Painting of Navy Admiral Sparks Puzzling Mystery
In 1991, in Norfolk, Virginia, an artist from Maine named Roger Williams presented the United States Navy with a painting of one of their late admirals — Arleigh Burke. At […]
Veteran Marine Pilot & Legendary Astronaut John Glenn Dead at 95
John Herschel Glenn, Jr., World War II and Korean War Marine aviator, test pilot and the first American to orbit the Earth as a NASA astronaut in 1962, died Thursday […]
‘Live’ Civil War Cannonball Found, Detonated in Georgia
In early November, 1864, Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman gave the following orders (amidst others) to his troops from their position “In the Field” in Kingston, Georgia: IV. The army […]
Marines to Honor One of Their Biggest Supporters in San Diego
It’s been more than a quarter century since the Gulf War. Operation Desert Shield. More than 25 years since the elder George Bush was president and commander-in-chief. Although she didn’t realize […]
One Thousand Veterans Protest College Removing American Flag
About 1,000 military veterans gathered at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts this Sunday to protest the institution removing the American flag from its premises after a portion of its student body […]
Fifty-Three Years Ago Today, America Lost a President, a War Hero
Now, more than ever, this footage, this terror, resonates. The sight of a beloved American President — and war hero — being gunned down should be viewed on this day […]