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Navy officials are finding themselves in controversial waters in the wake of Thursday’s announcement that the service was relieving Capt. Brett Crozier of his command of the aircraft carrier Theodore … Read More
Even a lowly corporal can make a decision that has major consequences. Wars, campaigns and battles are all determined by decisions made under duress, and Confederate Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell … Read More
Let’s put this as charitably as possible and simply say that Lyndon Baines Johnson was comfortable with his body. The 36th president of the United States wasn’t shy about belching … Read More
Lieutenant Colonel James Megellas (here at an event in Dallas in April 2009) was the most decorated officer in the 82nd Airborne Division’s history. PEOPLE GLAMORIZE war,” 95-year-old Jim Megellas … Read More
In 1777 a British general known as “Gentleman Johnny” sold the king on an audacious plan to end the American Revolution. On March 27, 1777, King George III … Read More
In January 1967, a World War II ace taught the U.S. Air Force how to dogfight—and the North Vietnamese learned a lesson, too. During World War II, Olds flew the … Read More
In December of 1943 Anthony “Tony” Procassini was a few credit hours short of graduating from the University of Michigan when he walked into a recruiting station and volunteered to … Read More
Filmed 50 years ago, long before the advent of CGI, the World War I aviation epic required two air forces built from scratch and stunt pilots willing to risk it … Read More
In April 1943, 25-year-old John F. Kennedy arrived in the Pacific and took command of the PT-109. Just months later, the boat collided with a Japanese ship, killing two of … Read More
There are plenty of conspiracy theories out there about the CIA and, in particular, CIA mind control. When it comes to Project MKUltra, however, the conspiracies are frighteningly accurate. The … Read More
