Category: Culture

The moving tradition of leaving coins on the gravestones of military members can be traced back to ancient times.

From the profane to the hilarious and the nonsensical these military and tactical expressions leave most civilians baffled.  

This piece will focus on the identity categories of age and social status. I believe that these two categories coincide in the military: the expectation is that in order to achieve one of them, you must have the other. The military has a very fixed structure and a distinction between the officer and enlisted ranks. […]

Rod Serling was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his anthology television series The Twilight Zone. Serling was known as the angry young man of Hollywood, often clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship, racism, and war. A lot of his writing was influenced […]

The POW/MIA flag is the result of the determination, courage, and love of a group of women during the Vietnam War.

Joe Galloway “was the kindest, most gentle and loving man. He loved the boys and girls of the U.S. military. He loved his country.”

A reflection of the warriors who wielded them, Viking weapons were both sought-after and feared in Medieval Europe for centuries.

When I started my first poem I surprised myself at how dark I went.

So now he faced a choice: come clean and tell the squadron that he had no idea how to do his job, or skate; in other words, just fake it.

An accomplished linguist who did intelligence work for the Air Force, William Smith epitomized the silver screen badass.

From the genius of Flagg’s Uncle Sam poster to the cringy 80s to the animation of today, these are the best and worst Army recruiting ads.

Cameron Kinley is the latest servicemember who hoped to become a professional athlete. But this isn’t always possible.