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…
U.S. Marine Commander Present At Iwo Jima Dies At 102
The family of Colonel Dave Severance has announced the death of the Marine veteran at the age of 102. His death on August 2nd at…
Sentence Handed Down After Panther Tank Removed From Pensioner’s Basement
A German court has handed down its sentence in the case of an 84-year-old pensioner who was found to have a host of military memorabilia…
The All-Female Civilian Organization That Provided Air Defense for Hawaii
The Women’s Air Raid Defense (WARD) was a civilian organization working alongside the US military to protect the Hawaiian Islands from Japanese air attacks during…
Hill 400 And Hürtgen Forest: The Longest Battle Fought On German Soil During WWII
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest for Hill 400 is often overlooked due to its proximity to the Battle of the Bulge. A German stronghold, it…
101-Year-Old Decorated D-Day Nurse Keeps Fighting For Her People
Marcella LeBeau is 101-years-old but has accomplished enough in her life to fill three centuries of living. She has been inducted into the South Dakota…
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…
Sailor From The USS Oklahoma To Be Reinterred In Iowa
A U.S. Navy servicemember who was lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor has finally returned to his hometown for burial after his remains have…
Meat is Such a Treat – and the Black Market’s Hottest Commodity in the 1940s!
Americans faced a major toilet-paper shortage with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but this wasn’t the first time they nearly ran out of a…