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Explore the depths of Ironbottom Sound with Bob Ballard’s team, live

Audiences will be able to embark on a real-time exploration of the waters surrounding Guadalcanal and the naval battles that changed the course of history.

By Claire Barrett

16 hours ago

Top enlisted Marine takes a swipe at Audie Murphy’s uniform regs

The top enlisted Marine faced a sea of roasters on Army and Marine Reddit pages after he took a swipe at WWII combat soldier Audie Murphy.

By Claire Barrett

6 days ago

The toilet paper war: A submariner’s battle against bureaucracy

In 1942, Lt. Cmdr. James Coe of the submarine Skipjack battled for his boat to receive what he deemed a basic necessity: toilet paper.

By Claire Barrett

6 days ago

This US paratrooper faced down 100 Nazis and 2 tanks... and won

Pvt. John Towle who, faced with a company-size enemy force with armor support and comported himself like a one-man anti-tank unit.

By Jon Guttman

7 days ago

Fort named after Gen. Robert E. Lee will now honor a Buffalo Soldier

Fort Gregg-Adams, formerly Fort Lee, was in 2023 the first Army base to be named for Black Americans. Now, it'll be the first named for a Buffalo Solider.

By Claire Barrett

13 days ago

After more than 80 years, this Marine returned home from Guadalcanal

A 1942 aerial map that had previously gone unnoticed and unused in a Hawaiian museum archive held the key to locating Rowe and his fellow Devil Dogs.

By Claire Barrett

3 weeks ago