Monday, September 21

Twenty-five years after Band of Brothers first aired, HBO Max has returned to Easy Company with Band of Brothers: Legacy, a new documentary examining the miniseries’ impact and the men whose wartime experiences inspired it. The documentary premiered Sept. 9 as part of HBO’s celebration of the original series’ 25th…

Most pilots would consider landing a small airplane on a narrow Manhattan street almost impossible. Thomas “Tommy” Fitzpatrick did it not once, but twice. The decorated veteran did the daring maneuver both times from an airport in New Jersey to Washington Heights, dodging buildings, streetlights, and parked cars before he…

Nearly 200 feet beneath the turquoise water of Bikini Atoll, an American aircraft carrier still rests upright on the lagoon floor. USS Saratoga survived Japanese torpedoes, kamikaze attacks and years of fighting across the Pacific during World War II. What finally sank the carrier was an atomic bomb detonated underwater…

The voices behind some of America’s most recognizable animated characters belonged to those who served in uniform long before they entertained us with their amazing voice acting chops. Some of these actors entertained troops or worked behind the desk at a radio station. Others survived malaria, flew combat missions, or…

The Marine Corps laid out its fiscal 2027 enlistment bonuses in MARADMIN 405/26, signed Sept. 2. The incentives take effect Oct. 1 and run through Sept. 30, 2027. For anyone considering a Marine contract this year, the useful part of the message is narrower than the headline. The Corps is…

At 8 p.m. on Feb. 10, 1970, the darkness shrouding Fire Support Base Chamberlain in South Vietnam filled with moans, cries and the voice of a dead man. The U.S. Army was responsible for the broadcast. A psychological operations team supporting the 25th Infantry Division positioned loudspeakers around the base…

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