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Robert E. Lee Statue to Be Melted Down, Turned Into Art

Statue of Robert E. Lee atop a horse being lifted

A decision has been made regarding the fate of Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue. The center of 2017’s Unite the Right rally and 2020’s Black…

Collector Ends Up In Hospital After WWII-Era Artillery Shell Gets Stuck In Rectum

Bomb squad + Man looking shocked + Artillery shell

UK-based tabloid The Sun is reporting that British Army explosive experts were called to an emergency room in Gloucester after a patient came in with…

Pentagon Ends Program to Identify Sailors Killed During Attack on Pearl Harbor

USS Oklahoma shrouded in smoke

The 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor marks the end of the USS Oklahoma Project, a Pentagon program dedicated to identifying the Unknowns…

Last Surviving Member of the ‘Band of Brothers’ Dies Aged 99

Members of Easy Company sitting together

Colonel Edward Shames, the last surviving member of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, has passed away at the age of 99.…

Politician and WWII Veteran Bob Dole Dead At 98

Bob Dole waving at a crowd of supporters

Storied politician and World War II veteran Robert “Bob” Dole has passed away at the age of 98. News of his death was announced by…

Air Force Veteran Claims She Leaked Classified Information for the American People

Former US Air Force senior airman and National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Reality Winner is giving her first media interview following her arrest for leaking…

Before Becoming An Actor, Adam Driver Served In the US Marine Corps

Adam Driver as Kylo Ren in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'

There are many actors who have put the call to serve their country before their acting careers. This was most notable during the Second World…

World War II-Era Bomb Detonates In Munich, Injuring Four

Construction site in Munich

Police in Munich, Germany are reporting four people have been injured following the detonation of a WWII-era aircraft bomb near a busy train station on…

President Joe Biden Signs Into Law Four Bills Geared Toward Veterans Reform

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Joe Biden speaking at the Presidential podium

US President Joe Biden has signed into law four bills related to veterans reform. The bills, which look to tackle issues surrounding maternal mortality rates…

Marines Based at Camp Lejeune Call Out Unsanitary Living Quarters

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6th Marine Regiment Headquarters, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

In a video first shared with Task & Purpose, a Marine assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune exposed…

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Gives Navy Veteran Thanksgiving Surprise

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson smiling at a camera

In the lead-up to Thanksgiving, actor and former WWE champion Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson went out of his way to honor a US Navy veteran…

Pirates Attempted an Abordage on a Danish Frigate Full of Commandos and It Didn’t End Well

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HDMS Esbern Snare (F342) at sea + Actors in 'Captain Phillips'

In November 2021, the Danish military revealed that one of its frigates engaged in a firefight with pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, resulting in…