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How a WWII submariner took the fight directly to the Japanese
Cmdr. Lawson P. “Red” Ramage led his submarine, Parche, to hell and back.
By Jon Guttman
How the ‘Brush-Off Club’ helped jilted WWII troops cope with Jody
The misery-loves-company club even featured critical, board-style roles, such as chief crier and chief consoler.
Killer instinct: How one man taught US soldiers to fight dirty in WWII
Francois d’Eliscu's training regimen was so hazardous that by March 1943 trainees in the program had already suffered 1,600 injuries.
By Patrick Kiger
GM Defense pitches silent-drive vehicle as heir to the Humvee
GM Defense has developed a technology demonstrator to show the Army what is possible for a new tactical vehicle with a diesel engine and electric power.
By Jen Judson
Family of Black WWII medic finally receives medal for his heroism
Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for treating 200 troops under enemy fire on D-Day.
Get to know the heroic WWII namesake of the Navy’s newest ship
Though he was peppered by shrapnel and severely burned after a kamikaze pilot slammed into his ship, Lt. Richard McCool Jr. went to work.
‘Take her down!’ WWII submarine skipper sacrificed with final order
Shot and clinging to the boat's bridge frame, submarine commander Howard W. Gilmore's gave his final order.
By Jon Guttman