On May 28, 1919 one of the unique fighting men of the 20th century was born to a family in...
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Black Death – The Little Known Heroes of The East
Their uniforms became encrusted with layers of powdery concrete blanketing them as they descended the stairs. Across their weary faces,...
Tora Bora, A Mountain Too Far
Tora Bora. We didn’t get Bin Laden because we couldn’t. WHAT!!! I thought we didn’t get Bin Laden because we...
Sergeant Carlos Hathcock: White Feather And The Cobra
His story in the U.S. Naval magazine, The Sea Tiger, had made his name known at last to the North...
On this Day in SOF History: Op Daneh Pasab, AFG
Commandos from the 4th Commando Kandak, assisted by U. S. Special Operations Forces, were attacked during a presence patrol...
Our Fallen Heroes: Scott Sather
Scott Sather was born June 21st, 1973 in Flint, Michigan. He was raised in Clio, just a few miles north...
Jake McNiece And The Filthy Thirteen (Part 2)
After their arrival in Great Britain on September 15th, 1943, the 506th P.I.R began setting up billets in various parts...
Jake McNiece and the ‘Filthy Thirteen’ – Part One
Looking him over once more, the sergeant was sure Jake McNiece was lying. “You know, if they discover you’re over...
A Short History of Combat Tracking
The employment of Visual Tracking skills is nothing new and has been a critical skill in human survival and evolution....
Blair “Paddy” Mayne, a Special Air Service ‘Original’
Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne typified those individuals who seemed to exist on this planet for one thing: to fight wars,...
Our Fallen Heroes: Jason Dahlke
Jason Dahlke was born in Tampa, Florida on November 8th in 1979. As a child, along with his brother and...
The Beginning of the Stingray Patrols
In the early days of Marine involvement in Vietnam, it quickly became apparent that doctrines drawn from fighting the Japanese...
Rangers: Against All Odds (Part 2)
“Wrap it up boys, we’re moving!” shouted one of the leaders on the ground. “P” had grabbed up Kopps’ assault...
Rangers: Against All Odds (Part 1)
It was now day five for our Sniper/Recon team which consisted of myself (sniper), “P” as my spotter, and four...
