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'Red Summer 1919': A Vietnam Veteran Composed a Powerful Opera to Honor Black Veterans of World War I "Red Summer 1919: An Instrumental Opera," pays homage to the Black men who returned home from war, only to find a new war on...
The Incredible Life of the American Airman Who Created 'King Kong' Director Merian C. Cooper was an Army pilot who loved flying as much as he loved making movies.
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Watchmaker Praesidus' Newest Replica Honors Vietnam War Special Operators Watchmaker Praesidus specializes in recreating historical timepieces from exact military specifications.
National Geographic's Acclaimed Series 'One Day in America' Dives Deep into the Kennedy Assassination With the 60th anniversary of Kennedy's death approaching, the time is right for a straightforward retelling that conveys the...
That Time a Navy Sub Took Out a Locomotive During WWII On the USS Barb's penultimate patrol during World War II, the Navy submarine executed a daring nighttime surface attack...
Award-Winning World War II Drama 'All the Light We Cannot See' Coming to Netflix While the Battle of Saint-Malo was very real, the story and characters of “All the Light We Cannot See” are a work of fiction...
Decades of Troubles for Air Force Maintainers Set to Get Worse with Job Consolidation Systemic failure sparks concern about specialty code consolidation.
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A Man Is Halted Climbing the US-Mexico Border Wall. Under New Trump Rules, US Troops Sound the Alarm U.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern U.S. border under...
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Pentagon Wants to Ban Officials from Participating in Forums Deemed Anti-Trump The announcement comes just more than a week after the Pentagon pulled top military officials from attending a major security...
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-10/1time%20king%20kong%20biplanes%201200.jpg?itok=DtKKSiod "The infamous air battle over New York from the 1933 movie "King Kong." (RKO Radio Pictures)")
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-10/1time%20operator%20with%20watch%201200.jpg?itok=TjfEV3cM "With the help of MACV-SOG veteran John “Tilt” Stryker Meyer, Praesidus' "Rec-Spec" honors his fellow special operators.")
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-10/1time%20all%20the%20light%20we%20cannot%20see%201200.jpg?itok=eyGFhsta "Aria Mia Loberti stars as Marie-Laure LeBlanc in Netflix's new limited series "All the Light We Cannot See." (Netflix)")
