Afganistan | War History

Royal Marine Threw Himself on a Grenade, Walked Away with a Bloody Nose and the George Cross

He shouldn’t have lived.  And in fact, if you were to ask him, he would tell you that at the time he thought for sure…

Under Attack By 300 Taliban, Wounded SSgt Carter Repeatedly Crossed 100yrds Of Open Ground To Resupply Perimeter & Coordinate Defense

The Battle of Kamdesh would be one of the costliest battles for the Americans of the entire Afghanistan conflict and see an American outpost partially…

Incredible Taliban Hostage Rescue Mission Earns Navy SEAL the Medal of Honor

Without a doubt, gallant actions in combat have not only been lost to the passage of time but to the secrecy of those who fight…

To Throw His Grenade He Crawled To Within 5 Meters of Taliban Sniper When He Was Hit By A Bullet And Killed By His Own Grenade, Awarded VC

Not all war stories have a happy ending and, in fact, one might make the case that most do not. This is ever truer when…

Medal of Honor Recipient Kyle Carpenter and the Men Who Jumped On Live Grenades Before Him

Despite what the movies might tell you, an exploding grenade doesn’t create a large fireball from which the receiving soldiers must jump into a body…

Longest Sniper shot in the World by a British Soldier on the Taliban 2009.

A corporal of the Horse and a member of the elite British Household Cavalry unit holds the record for achieving the longest kill shot ever…