Leroy, Malcom and Randolph. DPAA USS Oklahoma Brothers Accounted For From World War II (Barber, M., L., & R.) The remains of three New London Barber brothers who died during Pearl Harbor have been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that brothers, Navy Fireman 1st Class …
Read More »Ivy Division Crazy Horse crews test Army’s newest 120mm Abrams Main Battle Tank round
An XM-1147 Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP) round test shot showing effectiveness against a reinforced concrete wall. By Maj. Michael P. Brabner, Ivy Division Crazy Horse crews test Army’s newest 120mm Abrams Main Battle Tank round By Maj. Michael P. Brabner, Deep in the desert here, two Ivy Division tank crews of …
Read More »Officer Richard Houston killed in the line of duty
Mesquite Police Officer Richard Houston is killed in the line of duty Mesquite, TX – Dec. 4, 2021 – The Mesquite Police Department announced Dec. 4 that Police Officer Richard Houston was fatally wounded in the line of duty on Dec. 3 while responding to a disturbance in the 1500 …
Read More »The Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down: 60 Special Forces’ Medals upgraded to Silver Stars (58), Distinguished Flying Crosses (2)
Eetired Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Bray, a combat controller, who was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 30, 2016. Bray passed away at 49 years old on Oct. 24, leaving behind a far-reaching …
Read More »R.I.P. Decorated WWII Veteran, Gravely Wounded, Bob Dole Promoted to Colonel
As a platoon leader in the famed 10th Mountain Division, 21-year-old Bob Dole was gravely wounded on a hill in the Italian mountains just two weeks before the end of the war. Trying to pull his radioman to safety while battling a fortified German position, Dole was hit by enemy …
Read More »Learn to Live Like a Navy SEAL: Today’s Warrior Class
By Chris Sajnog From the May 2015 issue of SOF Across the ages, every great society has celebrated and revered a great warrior tradition and passed on the stories of these heroes in folklore. We can look back to the Spartans, Roman legionnaires, Vikings, knights, samurai or Aztecs, and each …
Read More »Battle of Gettysburg, The largest battle ever fought on US land
July 1, 1863. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – The largest land battle ever fought in North America, involving about 90,000 Union and 75,000 Confederate troops, begins by accident when a column of southerners encounters Union cavalry while looking for a supply of shoes. On this first day the Confederates push the Union …
Read More »“Battle of Los Angeles,” 1942
Washington Guard helped defend US after Pearl Harbor attack By Joseph Siemandel, Joint Force Headquarters – Washington National Guard A Guardsmen stands watch in Hawthorne, Cal. in 1942 (Archive Photo) CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As the sun rose Dec. 7, 1941, U.S. military personnel stationed at Pearl Harbor Naval Base were …
Read More »JIMMY STEWART’S VIETNAM BOMBING MISSION
JIMMY STEWART FLEW IN VIETNAM? WHAT MOVIE WAS THAT !! © J David Truby 2018 Brig. Gen. James Stewart (middle) and the crew of the Green-2 B-52 on February 20, 1966. The aircraft flew a classified Arc Light bombing mission over Vietnam with Stewart aboard as an official observer. Stewart was …
Read More »November, 2004 – Into the hot zone at the Second Battle of Fallujah
November, 2004 – Into the hot zone at the Second Battle of Fallujah By Pablo Villa Staff Sgt. David Bellavia was bleary eyed. He had been awake nearly 48 hours, denied sleep by a cacophony of sporadic gunfire aimed at him and his platoon as they made their way through …
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