Why Despicable Me’s Gru is just a warrant officer with better brandingIf Gru wore a uniform, it wouldn’t have stars or stripes. It would have a coffee stain and rank that no one really understands.By Clay Beyersdorfer8 hours ago
Top enlisted Marine takes a swipe at Audie Murphy’s uniform regsThe top enlisted Marine faced a sea of roasters on Army and Marine Reddit pages after he took a swipe at WWII combat soldier Audie Murphy.By Claire Barrett4 days ago
The toilet paper war: A submariner’s battle against bureaucracyIn 1942, Lt. Cmdr. James Coe of the submarine Skipjack battled for his boat to receive what he deemed a basic necessity: toilet paper. By Claire Barrett4 days ago
This US paratrooper faced down 100 Nazis and 2 tanks... and wonPvt. John Towle who, faced with a company-size enemy force with armor support and comported himself like a one-man anti-tank unit.By Jon Guttman5 days ago
Fort named after Gen. Robert E. Lee will now honor a Buffalo SoldierFort Gregg-Adams, formerly Fort Lee, was in 2023 the first Army base to be named for Black Americans. Now, it'll be the first named for a Buffalo Solider.By Claire Barrett11 days ago
After more than 80 years, this Marine returned home from Guadalcanal A 1942 aerial map that had previously gone unnoticed and unused in a Hawaiian museum archive held the key to locating Rowe and his fellow Devil Dogs. By Claire Barrett2 weeks ago