War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of…

Having served as the webmaster for the USMC Combat Helicopter Association since 1997, I’ve had the privilege…

I ran across this piece while researching morality of killing in war. If “jus ad bellum” and…

Take a minute to read this moving post by my friend, America’s 1stSgt. Castra Praetoria: Corporal Joe…

A good collection of MAG-16 (and related) photos from Vietnam given to me last week by Doug…

Great song, video, & tribute! Trace Adkins, OOH-RAH!

Enjoy your freedoms on the 4th of July!

Life: A Dual Value. One often hears the statement “self preservation is the first law of nature.”…

Editor’s note: David Fennell of Littleton is a major in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is stationed…

By Second Lieutenant Eric Montgomery, U.S. Marine Corps For one former enlisted Marine and veteran of the…

How to Observe Memorial Day The “Memorial” in Memorial Day has been ignored by too many of…

By VICTOR DAVIS HANSON, NEW YORK POST HBO’s 10-part series on the Pacific campaign of World War…

By Dan Lamothe – Staff writerPosted : Thursday May 20, 2010 18:26:16 EDT MARJAH, Afghanistan — The…

A couple months ago, I was contacted by Bruce Williams-Burden, a former Navy Corpsman. Bruce was wrapping…

You won’t find ‘River City’ on a map in Afghanistan Northern Helmand Province – U.S. Marines stationed…

“Where do I begin to tell the world about my Marine? There isn’t enough paper to describe…

My good friend Jim Hatch directed me to this story, he was a Marine helicopter co-pilot during…

U.S. Army Apache!!

February 18, 2010The short essay below is by Jordan Blashek, Princeton 2009, who decided to turn down…

On February 7, 1969, a Marine helicopter crashed in Vietnam, killing six of the seven on board….

Learn about Marines who stand sentry outside the West Wing https://thesucklife.com

Story by Cpl. Wil Acosta MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (March 4, 2005) — Military…

By WARREN KOZAK Five years ago, a particularly gruesome image made its way to our television screens…

by Wally Beddoe, December 2009 University of Bridgeport, Psychology Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition that…

Thursday, a dreary, cold day in Southern California . My pal Lisa Agustsson and I drove down…

A guy gets time to think over here and I was thinking about all the support we…

Think of Yankee Lima Four Two as a time machine: Jump in and you’re back in Vietnam….

The oldest military insignia in continuous use in the United States. It first appeared, as shown here,…

I am a Marine, Born in 1775. Through two centuries, I’ve fought the best; And through two…

Excerpt from: https://www.michaelyon-online.com/one-giant-leap.htm The U.S. Marines are flooding in, and you might think that every Marine helicopter…

The first Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, Cpl. Jason Dunham…

He was sitting on a park bench, hunched and looking low. It was hard to imagine how…

Reprinted with my good friend Marion Sturkey’s permission.~Wally —A high school senior in Ohio, Adrienne, got an…

My dad, Angelo, was in the hospital in Tacoma, Washington. A former Marine and veteran of the…

Airman Mom: MEDALS OF HONOR—IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN https://thesucklife.com

My good buddy J.D. Barber was the CH-46 Crew Chief involved in this rescue. For his actions,…