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Here's Why Even Broke Veterans Like Me Are Doing Fine
After marking the second anniversary of my exit from military service a couple weeks ago, a Marine buddy asked me to write a short essay about successfully transitioning to civilian life.I was a bit...
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Google Event Shows How Valuable Veterans Can Be To The Tech World
For the hundreds of thousands of veterans soon to be hitting the civilian workforce in the coming years, the tech industry may be the place to shine.In a presentation put on by non-profit "Got Your...
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19 Celebrities Who Served In The Military
In honor of Veteran's Day, we're taking a look back at some of Hollywood's most famous faces who have served in the military.Some stars, such as Chuck Norris or Elvis Presley, have well documented...
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Putting Veterans On A Pedestal Isn't Helping Anyone
My generation of veterans has adopted an odd moniker: The Next Greatest Generation. We grew up watching Band of Brothers and found parallels in this dramatization of World War II experiences to what we...
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16 Heartwarming Photos Of Troops Reuniting With Their Families
As the United States closes the door on more than a decade of war and a period of remarkably high operational tempo, the burden shouldered by the troops has been well documented. But for every unit...
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Military Suicides Have Dropped More Than 22% This Year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides across the military have dropped by more than 22 percent this year, defense officials said, amid an array of new programs targeting what the Defense Department calls an...
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How America Rebuilds And Upgrades The Mighty M1 Tank
The Abrams M1 tank is the primary battle tank of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. It has been used in nearly every major U.S. conflict since its introduction in 1980 and the military wants to keep these...
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Mark Wahlberg Slams Tom Cruise Comments: ‘How Dare You’ Compare Acting To...
Tom Cruise made some controversial remarks that became public last week comparing acting to fighting in Afghanistan.Specifically, Cruise said that being away from his young daughter for a long movie...
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Mark Wahlberg Gave Up Half His 'Lone Survivor' Paycheck To Ensure Ben Foster...
Mark Wahlberg is a big fan of actor Ben Foster.So big, in fact, that he forfeited half of his salary on the upcoming "Lone Survivor"— the true story of the failed 2005 mission "Operation Red Wings"...
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The US Disaster Relief Mission In The Philippines Has Big Strategic Implications
Yesterday, Marines with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade from Okinawa, Japan, unloaded the first shipments of emergency supplies in the Philippines as part of a complex disaster relief mission...
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One Chart Shows The Magnitude Of US Naval Dominance
The single most important factor in U.S. military dominance is the country's powerful navy, which gives the ability to project power anywhere in the world.Most importantly, it is the Navy's...
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Crew Of USS Dewey Grants Dying WWII Veteran His Last Wish
After signing my Pop, EM2 Bud Cloud (circa Pearl Harbor) up for hospice care, the consolation prize I’d given him (for agreeing it was OK to die) was a trip to “visit the Navy in San Diego.”I emailed...
View ArticleHere's The Video In Which Mark Wahlberg Goes Off On Tom Cruise Comparing...
It all started when Tom Cruise compared acting and being away from his daughter while shooting on film sets to “serving in Afghanistan.”Mark Wahlberg, who plays a Navy SEAL in the upcoming film "Lone...
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Apparently Mark Wahlberg Didn't Know His Buddy Tom Cruise Made Those Military...
Mark Wahlberg, who stars in the upcoming Navy SEAL film "Lone Survivor," gave an expletive-ridden, impassioned speech after being asked about recent remarks made by Tom Cruise comparing acting to...
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US Navy Expected To Declare Boeing's P-8A Spy Plane Ready For Use
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy is expected to announce soon that Boeing Co's P-8A aircraft, a long-range maritime surveillance plane based on the company's 737 airliner, is ready for initial...
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Watch This Marine Corps Recruit Get The Butt-Chewing Of The Century
It's no secret that Marine Corps bootcamp is difficult. It's also no secret that the instructors down there are a bit more aggressive than those of the sister services.This recent LiveLeak clip is...
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TOP MARINE GENERAL: Budget Cuts May Mean Not Responding To The Next Crisis
Budget cuts could threaten the US military's ability to respond to future Philippines typhoon-style aid crises, the head of America's Marine Corps said Saturday.General James Amos touted the role the...
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Former Canadian Military Medic Found Guilty Of Sex Assault For Conducting...
Former Canadian Forces medic James Wilks has been found guilty on 25 charges stemming from the sexual assault of women at military recruitment sites in Ontario from 2003 to 2009, CBC reports.The...
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How US Special Forces Fit A Bridge In A Backpack
The ProblemIf U.S. Special Forces agents need to scale a wall, traverse a canal, or cross between rooftops, they typically use an everyday 40-pound aluminum ladder. That means one of them has to carry...
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Iran's Newest Strategic Drone Is The Biggest To Date
At a ceremony held in Tehran and attented by Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, Iran has unveiled a new stratetic UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) dubbed “Fotros”.The new drone, is “the...
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