A Florida law enforcement officer saved the life of a six-month-old baby who lost consciousness and stopped breathing while trapped inside a car following a horrific high-speed crash. The baby was strapped securely in the back seat of her mom’s car when a motorcyclist slammed through the baby’s window on …
Read More »Two Years Into Russian Invasion, Ukrainians Recall ‘That Terrible Day’
In the early morning hours of February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine with tanks and mechanized columns. Simultaneously, it launched missile and air strikes in what Russian President Vladimir Putin said was a “special military operation.” Two years later, Ukrainians who survived the invasion recall their experiences, collected by Soldier …
Read More »Did Putin Fly a Russian Tu-160M Blackjack Bomber?
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin flew in the cockpit of a Tu-160M bomber. And, Moscow adds, it has proof! A video that we captured from Russian state media seems to show Putin airborne and in the left seat of the plane’s cockpit. Is this …
Read More »Hero Dog ‘Shimanski’ Honored for Courage Under Fire
An American multi-purpose canine (MPC) Belgian Malinois was honored for heroism under fire while serving four tours of duty with the U.S. Marine Corps. Shimanski was deployed to Jordan, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia during his seven-year career and received the Animals in War and Peace Medal of Bravery for his service, an …
Read More »Beatings, Torture, and Rape: Inside the Notorious ‘Polar Wolf’ Prison Where Alexei Navalny Died
“Your body reacts badly to beatings, to rape, to physical torture, extreme cold. They know how to use this.” by Susan Katz Keating In winter, the prisoners are forced to stand outside wearing light clothes, and are blasted with a water cannon if anyone moves. In spring, they are half-stripped, …
Read More »Moscow Says Alexei Navalny Was ‘Fine’ Before He Died Suddenly in Prison
“The regime wanted him dead,” a former Kremlin official said. Navalny previously fell ill after being poisoned with nerve agent. by Susan Katz Keating Moscow has adopted a defensive mode regarding the sudden death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, saying the activist was “fine” before he collapsed inside a Russian …
Read More »John Browning’s M1911 Was Patented on Valentine’s Day
And look at it now…
Read More »How I Got My M1911: Military History I Can Take to the Range
by Scott Stipe My first exposure to John Moses Browning’s iconic .45 caliber 1911 pistol was in the 1980’s, during my enlistment in the Arizona Army National Guard. Our unit had a weapons cage with a grumpy old sergeant who allowed us to touch and fire the M1911A1 45’s during …
Read More »Into the Arctic: US Marines Navigate Howling Winds and White-Out Snow in Norway
“It could be a desert, it could be tropical areas, but the Arctic climate prepares you for most environments on the planet.” American Marines faced off against howling winds and frigid temperatures in order to prepare for Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024, the largest NATO exercise in decades. The troops from …
Read More »Wounded Russian Soldiers Being Sent Back to Fight in Ukraine
Russian soldiers, mercenaries and militia fighters are being returning to the battlefield in Ukraine with untreated wounds and even after limb amputations, according to the British Ministry of Defence. This comes at a time when Russia is suffering a shortage of healthcare workers who fled the country in order to …
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