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15 December: Today in U.S. military history

Today’s post is in honor of Gunnery Sgt. Justin E. Schmalstieg who was killed while defusing a roadside bomb he

Following World War I, the Belgians built a system of fortifications — similar to France’s Maginot Line — surrounding Liège

Don’t get me wrong: today’s aircraft are beautiful in a deadly, radar-absorbing kind of way; but the U.S. Air Force’s

When the battleship USS Oklahoma turned over just 15 minutes after being hit by the first Japanese torpedo on 7

This Veteran’s Day we remember 1st Lt. Louis K. Juden, 28 of Cape Girardeau, Mo., who died 101 years ago