9 Reasons Why Everyone Loves Prince Harry
Fourth-in-line to the British crown, Prince Harry, 29, has grown up with his personal tragedies as well as his blunders as the subject of intense media scrutiny. Though it all he has maintained...
View ArticleThe NSA Lost A Free Speech Lawsuit (Involving A T-Shirt)
The legal travails of the National Security Agency continue to mount, with news on Tuesday that it will pay the legal costs of its opponent and admit making mistakes in how it handled a First Amendment...
View ArticleArmy Suspends Soldier Over Cringeworthy Photo Taken In Front Of Flag-Draped...
The Wisconsin National Guard is investigating one of its soldiers for allegedly posting "inappropriate" photos on Facebook while on funeral detail -- one of which shows soldiers clowning around a...
View Article17 Photos From Ukraine That Are Absolutely Unbelievable
Anti-government protests in Ukraine reached their most violent point on Tuesday, with at least 18 people killed and hundreds injured following violent clashes between police and opposition...
View ArticleA US Navy Ship Providing Olympics Security Ran Aground In Turkey
A U.S. Navy frigate supporting the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi ran aground last week in Turkey while attempting to refuel, ABC News reports.“The extent of the damage is still being assessed,” Capt....
View ArticleThe Soviets Had Big Plans For This Enormous Nuclear-Equipped Ekranoplane
In the thick of the Cold War, the Soviet Union built a revolutionary transport vessel that was bigger than any plane and faster than any ship. It was also capable of carrying nuclear...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Is Zapping Troops With Electric Shocks To Replace Caffeine
In a story that could come straight out of Total Recall, the Pentagon has started testing the application of running low level electrical currents through soldiers' brains as a replacement for coffee...
View ArticleHow Claudia Kalugina Became One Of The Deadliest Female Snipers In History
Snipers are the most cost effective weapon in any military arsenal. Despite the massive amounts of training, snipers save the U.S. military about 249,999 rounds of ammunition for each enemy killed with...
View ArticleDeclassified Photos Give An Inside Look At The Ultra-Secret NSA
Last year, in celebration of its 60th anniversary, the National Security Agency published a digital memory book of declassified photos, audio tapes, and documents from its archives. The multi-billion...
View ArticleWWII Diary Of Legendary Navy Admiral To Be Released
The 4,000 page diary of legendary U.S. Navy Admiral Chester Nimitz is to be unveiled on Monday by the Naval War College.Held on what would be Nimitz' 129th birthday, the release of the diary is sure to...
View ArticleWalter Ehlers, The Last Medal Of Honor Recipient Who Stormed D-Day Beach,...
Former Army Staff Sgt. Walter Ehlers, the last living Medal of Honor recipient to storm Omaha Beach on D-Day during World War II, has died. He was 92.Born in Junction City, Kansas in 1921, Ehlers...
View ArticleHaunting Raw Video Shows Final Preparation Of Atomic Bomb And The Explosion...
As part of the final stages of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan in August 1945. Today, the location remains the largest city to undergo a nuclear attack.This...
View ArticleStunning Combat Artwork Reveals WWII Fighting That Will Never Be Seen Again
Battlefield artists were once the only way to capture what really happened in war.The practice of illustrating combat for people at home began during the Civil War, when special artists, or...
View ArticleHow Syria Could Be Permanently Ripped Apart, In Two Maps
The Syrian Civil War is quickly approaching its third anniversary on March 15.Instead of moving towards peace, negotiations have largely stalled, the Assad regime has continued its use of brutal...
View ArticleIslamic Militants Have Reportedly Been Recruiting Soldiers From Eastern...
The Lebanon-based Islamic militant group Hezbollah has been ferrying trained and combat-ready mercenaries from Eastern Europe into Syria, The Daily Star reports, citing security sources.The first batch...
View Article24 Soldiers, Forgotten and Discriminated Against, Will Finally Be Awarded A...
Passed over due to negligence and possible discrimination, 24 veterans will receive the Medal of Honor from President Obama on March 18. Of the 24, only three are alive to accept the award. The other...
View ArticleFive Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Are Seeking Damages For 'Abuse And Torture'
Five former Guantanamo detainees are seeking damages for what they say were years of sexual, mental and physical abuse at the US detention center, where they were held without charge or trial.The men...
View Article13 Things Only 'Military Brats' Will Understand
Children who grow up with one or more parent in the military and spend time on or around bases, aka "military brats," get used to things that seem weird to everyone else.Since I was born at William...
View ArticlePentagon Refuses To Reopen Medal Of Honor Case For Marine Who Jumped On...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has reviewed the case of a Marine sergeant honored for heroism in Iraq and agreed with two other Pentagon chiefs that the evidence is...
View ArticleUS Military Bans 'Made In China' American Flags
American flags not made in America are now banned from U.S. military installations, reports CBS News.California Rep. Mike Thompson, a Vietnam War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, wrote the...
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