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    With the Enemy Approaching, He Sat Beside His Wounded Comrade, Pulled the Pin on Two Grenades, and Waited

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    • Vietnam War
    Feb 25, 2016 Jeff Edwards

    Refusing to leave his mortally wounded comrade as the enemy approached, Australian Warrant Officer Kevin Wheatley pulled the pin on two grenades and waited for…

    5 Insane Historical Generals

    • History
    Feb 25, 2016 Andrew Knighton

    A shocking number of military leaders have suffered from mental health issues, even as they held the lives of the men they led in their…

    We Were Soldiers: Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley – Veteran of WWII, Korea & Vietnam

    • Vietnam War
    Feb 25, 2016 Joris Nieuwint

    Basil L. Plumley was a soldier as well as an airborne combat infantryman in the US Army. He eventually reached the rank of Command Sergeant…

    Helicopter Door Gunners are Awesome – Aerial Gunnery in UH-1Y

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    Feb 25, 2016 Joris Nieuwint

    Watch the Marine Light Attack Training Squadron 303 in a UH-1Y Huey helicopter give close air support as part of a training exercise on February…

    Last Flight to Kuwait – How British Airways Flight 149 Passengers & Crew Became Saddam Hussein’s Human Shields

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    Feb 25, 2016 Heather Fishel

    The sounds of gunfire, of bombs exploding and military combat. Unknown hotel rooms, military and industrial sites, and an abandoned airport. Sudden, random acts of…

    Sherman Tank Recovered From Ship Torpedoed By German U-Boat Off Russian Coast

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    • War Articles
    Feb 25, 2016 Ian Harvey

    A rusty but well-preserved World War Two tank was recovered in 2014 in the Barents Sea after having been discovered amongst the wreck of a US cargo…

    10 Most Deadly Snipers of WWII

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    • World War 2
    Feb 25, 2016 Mohammad Rafi Saad

    Images Used (Clockwise from top left): (1) Soviet Union had over 2,000 women snipers operating in 1943 during WWII. One of them, Lieutenant Lyudmila Pavlichenko…

    Outrage over the Canceled Lone Pine Commemoration Service Due To Safety Concerns

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    Feb 25, 2016 Ian Harvey

    Anzac Day is the national memorial day in Australia and New Zealand for all the war dead of those countries. The day was originally named…

    Violin Made at PoW Camp Restored

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    Feb 25, 2016 Ian Harvey

    A violin made by a German prisoner of war interned at the High Garret camp in Braintree, Essex has been lovingly restored by Russell Stowe…

    A handful of heroes – Rorke’s Drift. Facts, Myths and Legends – Review by Mark Barnes

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    Feb 24, 2016 Mark Barnes

    I doubt there are many visitors to WHO Towers who aren’t fans of classic war movies. The great era for them has long since passed and…

    The Harlem Hellfighters – The Most Famous African-American Combat Unit of World War I

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    • War Articles
    Feb 24, 2016 Ian Harvey

    In World War I, nearly 380,000 African-Americans served in the U.S. Army. African-American soldiers primarily served in the 92nd and 93rd Division. While there was…

    Three Effective Tactical Formations Throughout History

    • History
    Feb 24, 2016 William Mclaughlin

    The formation of a unit could be decisive in a battle. In a case where all things were otherwise equal, the commander who knew how…

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