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Col (Ret) Keith Nightingale

Col (Ret) Keith Nightingale
Generals Gavin and Ridgeway talk during the Battle of the Bulge. Screenshot from X

Building a Culture: How Generals Ridgway and Gavin Rebuilt the 82nd Airborne for D-Day

Military History Feb 09
The surgeons from Metallica's "One" contemplate fixing the unfixable. Screenshot from YouTube

Col. (Ret) Keith Nightingale: The Conundrum of Combat

Entertainment Oct 27
A young medic and a wounded soldier.

A Warrior Shares The Reality And Horror of Combat

Art of War Oct 26
Rangers from 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, as part of a combined Afghan and coalition security force operating in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, await a CH-47 for extraction. Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Pfc. Pedro Amador

Creed and Combat: How Rangers Survived the Harshest Corners of Afghanistan

SOF Sep 12
Image Credit: Claremont McKenna College

Retired Ranger Colonel Shares Hard Lessons Forged in Combat

Op-Ed Sep 10
Addressing the troops in Normandy. Photo courtesy of the author.

Col. (Ret) Keith Nightingale: The Uniqueness That is Normandy, D-Day Plus 80 Years

Featured Jun 21
Reaching for greatness: the path to becoming a Ranger demands strength, resilience, and an unyielding spirit.

Col (Ret) Keith Nightingale: The Origin and History of the Ranger Creed

Featured May 27