Morse Code Explained Morse code, the language of the telegraph, is a system of communication that's composed of combinations of short and long...
Why the Fourth Commandant Is the Only One the Marine Corps Forgot Historically, the Corps has been very proud of those who held its top post. Except for that one commandant.
Rebels at Vicksburg Vowed Revenge Against the Yankee Who Killed Their Camel In the late 1850s, the U.S. Army experimented with using camels as pack animals in the American Southwest.
The 101st Airborne's 'Screaming Eagle' Has a Name and a Civil War History The 101st Airborne Division has probably one of the most recognizable insignias in the U.S. military.
A New Book Introduces Children to History's Most Heroic Military Animals A new children's book, "We Also Served: True Stories of Brave Animals in the Military and Other Heroic Tales," recounts the...
Dick Van Dyke's Entertainment Career Started in a World War II Latrine Van Dyke has never been ashamed to admit that cowardice led to his entertainment career.
Like Daniel Ellsberg, Others Who Leaked US Government Secrets Have Been Seen as Traitors and Heroes Here are some examples of people who exposed government secrets.
Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked Pentagon Papers Exposing Vietnam War Secrets, Dies at 92 Daniel Ellsberg, the government analyst and whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, has died at 92
6 Things You May Not Know About the End of the Civil War To celebrate the end of a conflict that killed more than 600,000 troops, let's remember just how the war finally ended.
How Disobeyed Orders Led to the Largest Confederate Surrender of the Civil War The Confederate army under Joseph E. Johnston was the largest army to surrender to the Union during the Civil War.
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...