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Hidden Warbirds: Rare Warbirds in Unusual Places

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WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy: Nicholas A. Veronico Lucky Finds Some people don’t believe in luck, while…
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Salute: The Real Old Breed– Elmo “Pop” Haney

Platoon Sergeant Elmo Haney. Image and caption credit: http://thepacific.wikia.com. WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy Thurman Miller Some…
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Portrait of a Ranger as a Young LRRP Warrior in Vietnam

WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy Gary O’Neal and David Fisher There were no other units in Vietnam…
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April 1, 1970: Fire Base Illingworth, Hell on Earth

WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy Phil Keith It was quiet, but it wouldn’t be for long. Lieutenant…
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Robert Rogers and the Early Ranger Warriors

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wcag heading wcag heading WCAG HeadingBy Chris McNab Along the frontiers of the northern American colonies,…
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The Pope’s Last Crusade: How an American Jesuit Helped Pope Pius XI’s Campaign to Stop Hitler

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WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading By Peter Eisner Castel Gandolfo, June 23, 1938 Two days…
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March 9, 1916: Pancho Villa and the Villista Raid on Columbus

WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy: Alejandro de Quesada A series of meetings were held between an Associated…
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February 6-7, 1968: Battle of Lang Vei Special Forces Camp

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WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading By Gordon L. Rottman On the morning of January 24,…
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Unconditional Surrender: Questioning FDR’s Prerequisite for Peace

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Wcag Heading Wcag Heading Wcag Heading By Agostino Von Hassell and Sigrid Macrae At a cluster…
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Understanding Haiti

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WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading By Laurent Dubois On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck…
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Richard Nixon’s Call for a Cosmic Hoedown

Apollo 11 launch from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969.

by Jeffrey Kluger

Few authors have had as big an impact on space journalism as Jeffrey…
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