World War II

Thanks to their risky choice of disobeying orders some of these soldiers became heroes. They save lives, cities, or the entire world.

“What outfit is this?” Cota asked still standing upright. “5th Rangers,”was said. “Well Hell Rangers, Lead the Way!” And the Rangers’ motto was born.

In just five minutes, the entire scope of the war had changed. Japan’s massive superiority in aircraft carriers was obliterated in Midway.

When the Axis attacked the town of Sommocolonia in 1944, they thought they made quite a breakthrough. But they didn’t reckon on Lieutenant John R. Fox.

“I kept telling myself that hundreds of boys must have died in that sea, but something was feeling eerie.”

When one talks about Memorial Day, it is important to know what it means and most importantly whom it is honoring.

Through the summer and fall of 1943, the 29th Ranger Battalion earned the respect of the British Commandos.

The Battle of the Coral Sea proved that the Japanese juggernaut could be stopped. And nothing was the same afterwards.

Being a top model, a Countess, and an OSS/CIA agent might sound fantastical. But that was just the average day in the life of Aline Griffith.

For years even her family didn’t know of Phyllis Latour’s past until her son stumbled across the information.

Eager to show the Airborne Test Platoon veterans that airborne training was still tough, the “Black Hats” smoked us like cheap cigars.

“You’re not going anywhere down there at Remagen. You’ve got a bridge, but it’s in the wrong place. It just doesn’t fit in with the plan.”