Sometimes, good ideas never get past the drawing board, like the RAH-66 Comanche. Sometimes, good ideas aren’t good ideas at all, like the F-35. However, unlike the F-35, these project prototypes for military rifles failed to be adopted by the…
Military History
Marine aviator downed enemy plane, with his own propeller
When it comes to air combat, anything can happen. Life and death decisions are made in mere seconds by men whose frail bodies are hurtled through the sky by little more than an engine and a menagerie of nuts and…
Five things you didn’t know about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guards
While the US Marines tend to hog the limelight when it comes to guarding things like embassies and the White House, only the United States Army’s famed “Old Guard” stands eternal vigil over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. While…
Operation Desert Storm, 25 years later
It is January 17, 1991, Baghdad time, two days after the UN deadline for Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, which had been occupied in August 1990. Operation Desert Storm had commenced with air strikes against Iraq and its military, launched by…
Happy Hell-idays: Major American Conflicts On Christmas
Christmas- a time for “peace on earth and good will towards men”, when people set aside their differences and celebrate their humanity. At least, that is what they say. Aside from the source of countless family bickering and stage setting…
Vets reunited after unknowingly spending 18 years as neighbors
Reunions between old friends happen all the time, but not like this. Roger Watson and Dave Brown reconnected a few weeks ago after not having seen each other for almost 50 years. They grew up in Detroit, got drafted and…
