When the Navy ordered all alcohol off its ships in 1914, much of the fleet was in Mexico as part of the occupation of Veracruz. Enter: one raucous party. militarytimes.com/veterans/milit…

PFC John L'Abbe was wounded in both legs during the Battle of Tarawa in 1943. As he tried to crawl to cover, he was attacked by a Japanese officer with a sword. Even though L'Abbe suffered deep slashes on his arms, he managed to get hold of the sword which he used to kill his

Today I found myself talking about, with verve mind you: • Poor tree topping • The benefits of stretching • Life insurance as a retirement vehicle Your 30s come at you fast, man.

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After the Japanese announced their intent to surrender #OTD in 1945, the U.S. Navy revealed that it had been planning the most intense and destructive concentration of carrier airpower in history by launching more than 10,000 sorties in support of the invasion of Japan. #VJDay

My paternity confirmed:

#RIP Henry Polichetti who passed away on Thursday at the age of 110. Polichetti enlisted in the U.S. Navy the week after the attack on Pearl Harbor and served as an instructor for radio operators. He was the oldest known living American WWII veteran.

Then and now. Still her favorite book on blitzkrieg.

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Opinion: The world’s response in Sinjar was not perfect, but it was decisive, and it saved thousands of lives. That is a legacy worth building on. militarytimes.com/opinion/2025/0…

At just 16, Frank S. Wright lied about his age to join the Marine Corps and went on to see combat on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Guam and Iwo Jima. militarytimes.com/veterans/milit…

Same same.

Hegseth, who recently oversaw the stripping of a base name honoring a Harlem Hellfighter, presented the award to descendants of the Harlem Hellfighters. militarytimes.com/veterans/milit…

John Luckadoo, last B-17 pilot of the Bloody Hundredth, dies at 103 Jon militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

Shoutout to UnitedHealthcare for just… sucking so badly.

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Excellent piece of history.

Always look for the helpers. militarytimes.com/veterans/milit…

M/Sgt. Alfred W. Rohde, Jr. of the Second Marine Division Photo Section, snapped this picture in an attempt to showcase how a combat photographer felt in battle: "Here they are. I feel like it's me and my camera against the world," he stated.