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Trivia

Here’s the Song ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Beat out to Become the Anthem

“The Star-Spangled Banner”, the inspired words penned by lawyer Francis Scott Key while a “guest” on a British ship during the War of 1812 — words that eventually became the […]

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5 years ago0
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Hear the Music Playlist the Military Used to ‘Smoke Out’ a Dictator

Former drug-toting, ally-turned-enemy dictator Manuel Noriega died on Monday. He was 83. Over two decades ago, in December of 1989, the United States military invaded Panama — the nation of […]

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Poll: Americans Think This Military Branch Is Most Important

There’s no right answer. Each branch of the United States military exists because it has its own purpose — specialities and functions. That said, a popular and highly-regarded polling outfit […]

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5 years ago0
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JFK’s World War II Hero Story

Years before he became the youngest American to ever be elected President of the United States, inspiring countless numbers to public service, establishing the Peace Corps, dealing with the palpitating Cuban […]

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Test Your Patriotic IQ With This American Flag One Question Quiz

In 1977, the House of Representatives published a book about the American flag. In it, they detailed why the symbols of the “Star-Spangled Banner” are so meaningful. “The star is […]

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5 years ago0
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Watch Navy Officer/JEOPARDY! Contestant Misfire on Navy Question

Once in a blue moon, a frustrating phenomenon occurs when we try to dig up words or letters. Wordnesia. It’s when a word and its composition of letters suddenly looks strange […]

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5 years ago0
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That Time Tom Hardy Played a Fighting Iraq War Marine Veteran

These days British-born Tom Hardy, 39, is considered by many to be one of Hollywood’s premier actors, having received heaps of applause for performances in The Dark Knight Rises (as “Bane”), […]

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6 years ago0
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‘Get Your Dirks & Bayonets!’: the West Point Eggnog Riot of 1826

Christmas Day, 1826. When it was over, the damage was evident all across the North Barracks at the academy in upstate New York. Two officers assaulted and threatened. Several broken […]

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6 years ago0
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Take Our One Question War Movie Quiz!

Hollywood isn’t afraid to depict war. Shoot, they’ve made more than a cottage industry out of *attempting* to do so. Actually, tear down the cottage: they’ve basically based their whole […]

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6 years ago0
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No, No, Mister Rogers Was NOT a U.S. Military Sniper

The life of “Mister” Fred McFeely Rogers was, if anything, an exceedingly American one. The man who raised generations of children from their television sets and taught them to be […]

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6 years ago0
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Greetings! What Country Are THESE Soldiers From?? [UPDATED]

Here’s a comfortable slice of military trivia for you. A pleasant and cozy trite challenge for your marvelous mind. What country are these soldiers in the following photograph from? Hmm? If […]

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6 years ago0
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Quiz! Can You Match the Motto With the U.S. Military Force?

Most Americans have heard of “Semper Fi”, the staunch Latin phrase that accompanies the United States Marine Corps all over the globe. You’ve seen it on bumperstickers, uttered in commercials and […]

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6 years ago0
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This Is Why Brazil Speaks Portuguese, Not Spanish

In between popping pistachios while you flip from beach volleyball to gymnastics to steeplechase to dressage to field hockey to water polo you might have wondered: why is it that […]

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6 years ago0
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Mad!? The Cold War Gave Us These Odd, Beaked Spies

Remember these animals? These bloodthirsty avian cretans? All high on revenge and mindless retaliation? White trench coat. Black trench coat. Failed scheme. Another failed scheme. Spy Vs. Spy. It was […]

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6 years ago0
WHAT COUNTRY IS THE SOLDIER IN THIS PHOTO FROM - THE SITREP MILITARY BLOG
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Hey, What Country Is THIS Soldier From?? [UPDATED]

Here’s a comfortable slice of military trivia for you. A pleasant and cozy trite challenge for your marvelous mind. What country is the soldier in the following photograph from? Hmm? If […]

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6 years ago0
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Here’s Fred Thompson Delivering the Greatest Military Movie Line

Sadly, we lost actor, lawyer and former United States senator Fred Thompson back in 2015. He was 73. Thompson, a staunch Republican, represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate from 1994 […]

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7 years ago0