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This DoD Photo Is Just Begging For A Caption Contest
June 14, 2018
There’s so much going on in this recent photograph above, published on the Defense Department’s official website. The official caption explains that a U.S. Marine from Charlie Co., 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment was helping others get through a barbed wire obstacle while training in Latvia. But what I see is a U.S. Marine with … Read More
These Veterans Made A Shakespearean Play Starring Tom Hanks A Reality
June 14, 2018
Nicest guy in Hollywood and A-list actor Tom Hanks is currently starring in Henry IV, a play by William Shakespeare, and a substantial number of veterans are the backbone of the production. “I’m playing Falstaff in the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles production of Henry IV, on this very stage, that has in fact, been … Read More
This Army Specialist Went On The World’s Most Insane Water Slide And Lived To Tell About It
June 12, 2018
“If you’re gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough,” goes the unofficial theme song of Johnny Knoxville & Co., and that sentiment almost certainly applies to the latest video blowing up on Reddit. Titled “This should be fun,” the 37-second video features a tattooed man giving the aforementioned quote before barreling down a near-vertical drainage … Read More
Congress To Pentagon: Hey Guys, Tell Us WTF You Are Doing
June 12, 2018
Buried deep inside Congress’ recently published report on this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, there’s an interesting section, in dense legalese, that seems to say: Yo, Pentagon, you need to tell us what the hell you’re doing when you’re doing it. It’s buried on pages 310 and 311, inside a section on “notifications for sensitive military … Read More
7 Lines Trump Just Gifted To North Korea’s Propaganda Machine
June 12, 2018
It’s almost 7 a.m. here on the west coast of the United States. As I and most of America slept, our president was on television praising a dictator, who currently has more than 200,000 of his own citizens locked up in Nazi-like prison camps, as a “very talented man” who “loves his people.” Admittedly, I … Read More
Military Spouse Who Cheated 8 Times In 3 Years Asks: Should I Divorce My Husband?
June 7, 2018
A military spouse who cheated on her husband with eight different people over three years of marriage — including one while she was pregnant with their daughter — has asked advice columnist Abigail Van Buren whether she should get a divorce. Of course, the obvious answer here is, yeah, no shit, Sherlock, but here is … Read More
The Soldier Who Allegedly Took A Joyride In An APC Live-Tweeted The Entire Incident
June 6, 2018
Virginia State Police arrested 1st Lt. Joshua Yabut, 29, on Tuesday after authorities say he fled from police in an M577 Armored Personnel Carrier that was stolen from Fort Pickett. The soldier was apparently taking part in routine training with the Virginia National Guard when he decided to take a little joy ride while allegedly … Read More
Check Out These Amazing NSA Posters From The 1950s And 60s
June 6, 2018
If you were walking around the National Security Agency during the 1950s and 60s, you may have been repeatedly told through wall posters that “security is everyone’s responsibility.” The signals intelligence agency commonly known during that time as “No Such Agency” really didn’t want employees talking about what they did for work, according to a … Read More