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The man who made Belleau Wood — and the Marine Corps — immortal
Floyd Gibbons made history when his dispatch got past the wartime censor.
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Air Force says ‘see ya later’ to gator happily blocking plane’s wheels
Officials relocated an alligator at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to a nearby river after it wandered onto the flightline.
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MacArthur still endures as a larger-than-life figure — for good or ill
Few subjects in military history are more loaded than public perception of Douglas MacArthur.
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Biden says uncle’s remains never found during WWII due to cannibals
While the claim contradicts the DPAA report about his uncle’s fate, Biden’s comments on cannibalism in the region during WWII are not far off.
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‘The flak can’t always miss. Somebody’s gotta’ die’
An excerpt from ‘I Will Tell No War Stories’ by Howard Mansfield.
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His father never spoke of WWII. His flight logs told the story for him
Historian and author Howard Mansfield had vowed to never write another word about World War II. Until another one fell into his lap.
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Meet the 700-pound pig who raised $19 million for the Navy in WWII
By war’s end, King Neptune had brought in over $19 million for the Navy — roughly $320 million today.
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That time British sailors sang Monty Python as their ship burned
Always look on the bright side of life.
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That time a helo crew dropped greased pigs onto an aircraft carrier
In the video, three pigs can be seen being released from the helo onto the flight deck of the Kennedy, as bewildered sailors give chase.
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This Marine ruled as the king of a Haitian island for three years
Sgt. Faustin Wirkus’ ascent from a poor ‘breaker boy’ — separating coal from slate — to king, is the stuff of Marine Corps legend.
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The man who made Belleau Wood — and the Marine Corps — immortal
Floyd Gibbons made history when his dispatch got past the wartime censor.
-
Air Force says ‘see ya later’ to gator happily blocking plane’s wheels
Officials relocated an alligator at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to a nearby river after it wandered onto the flightline.
-
MacArthur still endures as a larger-than-life figure — for good or ill
Few subjects in military history are more loaded than public perception of Douglas MacArthur.
-
Biden says uncle’s remains never found during WWII due to cannibals
While the claim contradicts the DPAA report about his uncle’s fate, Biden’s comments on cannibalism in the region during WWII are not far off.
-
‘The flak can’t always miss. Somebody’s gotta’ die’
An excerpt from ‘I Will Tell No War Stories’ by Howard Mansfield.
-
His father never spoke of WWII. His flight logs told the story for him
Historian and author Howard Mansfield had vowed to never write another word about World War II. Until another one fell into his lap.
-
Meet the 700-pound pig who raised $19 million for the Navy in WWII
By war’s end, King Neptune had brought in over $19 million for the Navy — roughly $320 million today.
-
That time British sailors sang Monty Python as their ship burned
Always look on the bright side of life.
-
That time a helo crew dropped greased pigs onto an aircraft carrier
In the video, three pigs can be seen being released from the helo onto the flight deck of the Kennedy, as bewildered sailors give chase.
-
This Marine ruled as the king of a Haitian island for three years
Sgt. Faustin Wirkus’ ascent from a poor ‘breaker boy’ — separating coal from slate — to king, is the stuff of Marine Corps legend.
-
The man who made Belleau Wood — and the Marine Corps — immortal
Floyd Gibbons made history when his dispatch got past the wartime censor.
-
Air Force says ‘see ya later’ to gator happily blocking plane’s wheels
Officials relocated an alligator at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to a nearby river after it wandered onto the flightline.
-
MacArthur still endures as a larger-than-life figure — for good or ill
Few subjects in military history are more loaded than public perception of Douglas MacArthur.
-
Biden says uncle’s remains never found during WWII due to cannibals
While the claim contradicts the DPAA report about his uncle’s fate, Biden’s comments on cannibalism in the region during WWII are not far off.
-
‘The flak can’t always miss. Somebody’s gotta’ die’
An excerpt from ‘I Will Tell No War Stories’ by Howard Mansfield.
-
His father never spoke of WWII. His flight logs told the story for him
Historian and author Howard Mansfield had vowed to never write another word about World War II. Until another one fell into his lap.
-
Meet the 700-pound pig who raised $19 million for the Navy in WWII
By war’s end, King Neptune had brought in over $19 million for the Navy — roughly $320 million today.
-
That time British sailors sang Monty Python as their ship burned
Always look on the bright side of life.
-
That time a helo crew dropped greased pigs onto an aircraft carrier
In the video, three pigs can be seen being released from the helo onto the flight deck of the Kennedy, as bewildered sailors give chase.
-
This Marine ruled as the king of a Haitian island for three years
Sgt. Faustin Wirkus’ ascent from a poor ‘breaker boy’ — separating coal from slate — to king, is the stuff of Marine Corps legend.
