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With today being World Chocolate Day, it is important to remember the role that chocolate and Hershey Chocolate Corporation played in keeping US troops fighting in WWII. Not only did it boost morale but it also provided much-needed calories. The Hershey chocolate ration bars were the precursor to the candy and desserts found in the […]
By K. J. WETHERHOLT A recent and much-celebrated documentary, Letters from Baghdad, produced by Zeva Oelbaum and Sabine Krayenbühl, depicts an essential figure from World War I and its aftermath: an explorer, archaeologist, mountain climber, and an intelligence officer for the British who became a modern nation-builder in the Middle East. She was a woman whose influence would […]
The current furor over the potential long-lost Nazi loot train in Poland is exciting, but honestly, it’s not all that shocking that there might have been a Nazi train hiding in tunnels all this time. It’s not the first time we’ve discovered hidden Nazi junk. Read the whole story from Popular Mechanics. Featured image courtesy of Wikipedia
In 1964, the United States wasn’t yet fully immersed in Vietnam and our commitment at that time were just advisors. Roger Donlon was the Commander of A-726, a Special Forces A-Team from the 7th Special Forces Group. His team was placed in Nam Dong, a strategically placed village 30 miles west of Da Nang and […]
The story of Amelia Earhart is among the most enduring of American mysteries. The groundbreaking female aviator who vanished some 80 years ago over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to circumnavigate the globe by plane has been the subject of numerous investigations and a great deal more speculation, but little is known conclusively about Earhart’s […]
It doesn’t seem that long ago, but on July 4, 1976, the United States was set to celebrate its Bi-Centennial. Massive celebrations were set to take place across the USA but then a small Special Operations unit from a smaller Middle Eastern nation stole the spotlight with a daring raid that was stunningly executed. Israeli […]
Despite the efforts of the Temperance Movement in the mid-1800s to do away with tales of our founding fathers’ (at times) prodigious alcohol consumption in the history books, some stories have survived the 241 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Historical accounts of how hard the founding fathers drank provide us with […]
President Donald Trump has spoken with the last surviving member of the World War II-era Doolittle Raiders ahead of Independence Day. The White House says that Trump spoke Sunday with 101-year-old Lt. Col. Dick Cole of Comfort, Texas, thanking him for his service. Read the whole story from Business Insider. Featured image courtesy of […]
Carry as little as possible,” Earl Shaffer said. “But choose that little with care.” Shaffer was a World War II veteran, who, in 1948, became the first person to walk the entire Appalachian Trail. He was so picky about gear that he ditched his own cumbersome tent, sleeping in a poncho for months instead. He […]
Today, with companies like SpaceX, Blue Horizon, and Boeing working tirelessly to find ways to reach the stars for less money, it’s become a commonly accepted truth that the space shuttle, while ambitious and an incredible feat of engineering, was never the economic answer to maintaining an orbital presence. The shuttle program was an immense […]
Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.”—Sun Tzu Especially over the past 10 years, we have shown a singular disregard for this truth. The SOF-CF dichotomy is emblematic of the problem. ‘Special’ warfare is a relatively […]
An Army Ranger team leader who led a convoy during the fierce battle known as Black Hawk Down in Mogadishu, Somalia, who is now Columbus, GA chaplain is among 17 Rangers that were inducted Wednesday into the Ranger Hall of Fame at Fort Benning. The Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade and the 75th Ranger Regiment […]
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