The ‘Fightingest’ Skippers of the 7th Marines
While researching the Battle of Cape Gloucester, I came across this photo of the 7th Marine Regiment’s commanders in January
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“Harvard Eddie” Grant and the fallen baseball players of World War I
101 years ago this week, U.S. Army Capt. Eddie Grant was killed in action on the Western Front. “Harvard Eddie”
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Real American Heroes: The fallen HELL’S ANGELS of the 303rd Bombardment Group
On 15 August 1944, 2,000 U.S. Eighth Air Force and Royal Air Force heavy bombers, supported by hundreds of fighter
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Real American Heroes: the lost crew of CHIEF SEATTLE
Before dawn on 14 August 1942 a lone B-17 Flying Fortress taxied to the end of the runway at a
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Real American Heroes: the ‘trash haulers’ of 374th Tactical Airlift Wing
In April 1972, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) launched its Easter Offensive — the largest military invasion since China crossed
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