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The history of warfare; stories of combat and conflict across land, seas and skies, from ancient times to the present.
The WWII Female Pilot Who Is Still Missing
Gertrude Vreeland “Tommy” Tompkins was born on October 16, 1912, in Jersey City, New Jersey. She was the youngest child of Laura and Vreeland Tompkins — the founder of Smooth-On Inc.
Only 15 Years of Peace In The History of the United States of America
In the entire history of the United States of America there has been a grand total of 15 years when we have not been at war with someone. Big wars. Small wars. Wars waged on the open seas, in small rivers, across sandy hills, through dense trees, and high in the sky. The United States has engaged in the all.
Charles BeuckPublished 3 years ago in ServeThe Ghost of the Lion of Panjshir
Tens of thousands dead and trillions of dollars spent in a twenty year struggle in Afghanistan, yet in the end the patient Taliban endured and have ultimately regained control of the country, renaming it the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Yet despite the withdrawal of the United States and its allies, one spot of opposition to the Taliban remains. The Panjshir Valley has once again risen up in resistance.
Charles BeuckPublished 3 years ago in ServeRemembering 9/11
Those of us who are old enough to remember have our stories about 9/11, and we have all read or heard countless recollections. It is a time we will never forget, when the heart of our nation came under attack by radical Islamists and the price was thousands of lives lost and millions of lives changed… forever. This is my story. I was a Second Class Petty Officer in the United States Navy, serving aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George Washington. After twenty years, I can say with a certainty that I cannot recall every little detail of the 24 hours I’m about to write of, but the feelings I experienced in those hours will be with me, will haunt me, to the end of my days.
Anthony StaufferPublished 3 years ago in ServeThis is The End
Francis Ford Coppola’s surrealistic masterpiece Apocalypse Now begins with helicopters dancing before a jungle backdrop, to the sound of The Doors, just before a napalm strike incinerates the area.
Grant PattersonPublished 3 years ago in ServeBook cheap flight Remembrance Day tickets
Administration before oneself and serving the nation makes you a genuine human, and advances you with a steadily streaming thought – you are living on this planet for making esteem. The Recognition Sunday, or Remembrance Day in the UK is the day of celebration, when the Province Military just as the regular citizen servicemen and ladies made their commitment in The Second Great War and The Second Great War. In the UK, this uncommon day is commended on Second Sunday in the November, on the Cease-fire Day, which is additionally the day of end of war animosities in First Universal Conflict in the year 1918. These people likewise have a place with the individuals from the Illustrious English Army, however much they are from the military from the nearby areas and Hold Units from Imperial Marines, Regal Flying corps, Regional Armed force, Regal Maritime Save and so on
JourneyxpertPublished 3 years ago in ServeSubutai, Mongol "dog of war"
Although there can be few people who have not heard of Genghis Khan, the Mongol emperor who swept all before him as he built a vast Asian empire in the 13th century, the same cannot be said of Subutai, who was one of the Khan’s feared “dogs of war”. However, without Subutai’s leadership and tactical genius it is quite possible that Genghis Khan would have achieved very little. The story of Subutai, who was arguably one of the greatest generals of all time, therefore deserves to be better known.
John WelfordPublished 3 years ago in ServeCold War
From 1946 to 1991 the United States, the Soviet Union, and its allies were imprisoned in a long and bitter war known as the Cold War. The Cold War was rooted in a war of attrition and the political stance of global influence between the Soviet Union and the United States after their temporary alliance following the 1945 German occupation. Historians disagree on a certain date, but it is widely believed that the war lasted from 1947, with Truman Doctrine, to 1991, with the dissolution of the USSR.
Radha KarkiPublished 3 years ago in ServeTop 5 Washington DC War Memorials
Some of the most famous landmarks of Washington Dc are its monuments and memorials dedicated to the men and women who founded and served the nation. Many of us are very familiar with the many Presidential monuments located around the capital city of the United States. However, over the centuries, many brave men and women served the country and sacrificed their lives in defense of the nation’s freedom and democracy. It is only fitting that they too are honored with memorials and monuments at the political center of the United States of America. In and around Washington DC, many sites were dedicated and consecrated to commemorate the sacrifice and valor of the United States armed forces and other uniformed personnel. By visiting these military and war memorials in Washington DC, we can have a deeper appreciation for the freedom and democracy we are continuously enjoying up to this day.
John LimboPublished 3 years ago in ServeSupport the Troops
Support the troops. We haven’t heard that empty slogan lately amidst all the severe skullduggery going on recently. Masks have replaced yellow ribbons. Apparently self-evident, supporting the troops has fallen out of style. It has always been tradition to cite this empty slogan and go about one’s day without taking action to support the troops. But protest if one must. Speak about how one might have joined the service if it wasn’t for this, that or the other. Veterans love that talk. Easy to express bluster and bravado wearing camo rolling to McDonalds in a Monte Carlo when bullets refuse to buzz above the broken bodies of one’s brothers. But go on and continue supporting the troops with pointless platitudes and cowardly courtesies. Come forth with empty accusations of a lack of patriotism on my part… it’s not as if I’ve never heard them before.
Dustin M RokitaPublished 3 years ago in ServeLove at War: The Sacred Band of Thebes
Thebes. The city founded by Cadmus, the land where men sprouted out of dragon teeth sown in the soil. The birthplace of Hercules, Dionysius, and Oedipus. One of the oldest city-states to be established, it rivalled in power and population with her other sister city-states, Athens and Sparta.
Diptangshu KarmakarPublished 3 years ago in ServeMemorial Day
I think that we should take time to remember the people who gave us freedom everyday not just for one day a year. The people who gave us our freedom. They were people just like me and you. Who wanted do the right thing. To service their country so we can be free and live the way we do.
Terri RosallPublished 3 years ago in Serve