A Submarine Made it Home with a Sail Made of Blankets
By today’s standards, a submarine from 1918 is rather basic, but even for a submarine of the time, using sails as a means of propulsion…
WWI’s Harlem Hellfighters To Receive Congressional Gold Medal
On Monday, Congress signed the Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act, which will see the WWI infantry unit awarded with the nation’s highest civilian honor.…
M50 Ontos – The “Thing” that was Hated by the Army and Loved by the Marines
In the early 1950s, the US was on the hunt for a lightweight air-transportable tank destroyer. Similar attempts were made during WWII, but limitations in…
99-Year-Old Pearl Harbor Survivor Passes Away From COVID-19
One of Pearl Harbor’s most dedicated veterans has passed away at the age of 99 after a battle with the COVID-19 virus. Stu Hedley dedicated…
Thief Steals Dead Veteran’s Purple Heart and Trades it for a Mountain Dew
A dead veteran’s Purple Heart medal was stolen from a family’s home in North Carolina, only to be traded for a bottle of Mountain Dew.…
Kildin Island Incident: When a Russian Submarine Surfaced Right Under an American Spy Sub
Although the Cold War ‘ended’ with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the tensions built up over the previous 45 years did not…
Taking K-129: Howard Hughes, the CIA, and the Most Expensive Secret Plot of the Cold War
The Cold War was infamous as a time of bizarre weapons, vehicles, and projects. Because the US and the Soviet Union were not fighting a…
The “Great Impostor” — Fred Demara Pretended To Be A Ship’s Surgeon And Didn’t Lose A Soul
Ferdinand “Fred” Waldo Demara Jr. was a monk, a surgeon, and a lawyer. Well, kind of. He was a very skilled American impostor who was…
Why Did Harry Truman Block An Attempt to Award Him the Medal of Honor?
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest and most prestigious military honor, and it’s typically awarded to recipients by the sitting president. When…
US Navy And Marines Are Conducting The Largest Military Exercise Since The Cold War
The US Navy this week has kicked off the largest military exercise since the Cold War. The exercise spans different time zones and involves a…
Michelin Reinvented The Wheel, And The Army Is Testing The Results
When new equipment needs testing to see if it is fit for use with the U.S. Army, it is sent to the U.S. Army Yuma…
The Final Countdown Failed To Find Its Plot But Helped The US Navy Recruit
The 1980 naval action flick The Final Countdown received only average reviews at best upon its release. On the surface, it looks like a standard…