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Top enlisted Marine takes a swipe at Audie Murphy’s uniform regs

The top enlisted Marine faced a sea of roasters on Army and Marine Reddit pages after he took a swipe at WWII combat soldier Audie Murphy.

By Claire Barrett

28 hours ago

The toilet paper war: A submariner’s battle against bureaucracy

In 1942, Lt. Cmdr. James Coe of the submarine Skipjack battled for his boat to receive what he deemed a basic necessity: toilet paper.

By Claire Barrett

29 hours ago

This US paratrooper faced down 100 Nazis and 2 tanks... and won

Pvt. John Towle who, faced with a company-size enemy force with armor support and comported himself like a one-man anti-tank unit.

By Jon Guttman

2 days ago

Fort named after Gen. Robert E. Lee will now honor a Buffalo Soldier

Fort Gregg-Adams, formerly Fort Lee, was in 2023 the first Army base to be named for Black Americans. Now, it'll be the first named for a Buffalo Solider.

By Claire Barrett

8 days ago

After more than 80 years, this Marine returned home from Guadalcanal

A 1942 aerial map that had previously gone unnoticed and unused in a Hawaiian museum archive held the key to locating Rowe and his fellow Devil Dogs.

By Claire Barrett

13 days ago

The history of presidents activating US troops on American soil

U.S. presidents have rarely federalized the National Guard to intervene in protests on U.S. soil.

By Claire Barrett

2 weeks ago