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Fort Leavenworth soldier saves “countless lives” by stopping active gunman in potential mass shooting

A soldier at Fort Leavenworth saved “countless lives” when he intervened in an active-shooter situation on Wednesday morning on Centennial Bridge, Leavenworth, Kansas. As per reports, police had received reports of multiple shots fired from ...

U.S. soldier snapped standing to attention in the pouring rain – let’s pay him tribute

When I was younger, to respect others was something that was ingrained in me by my parents. They knew the importance of showing respect in certain situations, and so I grew up with the same ...

High school choir sing as fallen soldier is carried off plane

When Diane Cupp and her husband were traveling home from Frankfurt, Germany, they would have been forgiven for cursing their luck when their flights were changed. No one likes unplanned events getting in the way ...

U.S. soldier amputates his own leg to save the lives of his crewmates

Let no one ever say Army Spc. Ezra Maes isn’t a hero. Last year, the 21-year-old soldier was on deployment in Poland when he jolted awake to notice the tank he was in as part ...

President Trump nominates Marine to be first-ever black female general – let’s pay tribute to her

Thank you @realDonaldTrump for this historic nomination. If you were a Democrat, this would be the headline of every paper today. ?? Congrats to Col. Lorna Mahlock, First Black Woman Nominated to Be Marine Corps ...

Gary Sinise gifts brand new smart home to Afghanistan vet who lost both his legs

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gary Sinise (@garysiniseofficial) Sergeant 1st Class Caleb Brewer joined the Green Berets in 2012, but was seriously injured whilst on deployment in 2015. His lost both ...

U.S. soldier snapped standing to attention in the pouring rain, given respect he deserves

Posted by Erin Hester on Saturday, September 24, 2016 July 6, 2017. Erin Hester was sat at an intersection on a highway in Vine Grove, Kentucky. It was there she spotted a soldier standing to attention ...

Last member of World War II Doolittle Raiders, Dick Cole, dies aged 103

#RIP Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole. The last Doolittle Raider passed away at age 103. He was Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot in the lead B-25 that launched from USS Hornet on April 18, 1942 to bomb ...

Gary Sinise gives Smart Home to ex-Green Beret who lost both legs in Afghanistan

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gary Sinise (@garysiniseofficial) Sergeant 1st Class Caleb Brewer joined the Green Berets in 2012, but was seriously injured whilst on deployment in 2015. His lost both ...

Soldier awarded post-humour Medal of Honor after saving others from suicide bomber

In June 2007, Atkins’ 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment had been deployed between Baghdad and the Euphrates – an area known to veterans as the “Triangle of Death. One the first day of the month, ...