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Military Heroes – U. S. Army Daniel Inouye Served 1943-1947. Inouye’s remarkable act of courage resulted in being awarded the Medal of Honor. This can be partly explained by the words his Japanese immigrant father told him before deploying, “This country has been good to us. Whatever you do, do not dishonor this country and…

Visiting a new port is always exciting, and when our destroyer docked in Kiel, Germany, it was no different. In fact, one of my men was awestruck. “Look, Chief,” he whispered excitedly. “They have Volkswagens over here too!” — Ralph Gross Provided Courtesy of Reader’s Digest.  Click here for more “Military Jokes“.

Military Heroes – U. S. Army 1st Sergeant Emil Matula Served 1937-1945. Matula fought at Luzon, Philippines for 165 straight days and nights. His story recounts that he killed the last Japanese soldier during that battle and ended up getting hit by a sniper’s bullet making him the 196th and the last American soldier to…

Four retired Chiefs are walking down a street in Norfolk, Virginia. They turn a corner and see a sign that says, ‘Old Timers Bar – all drinks 10 cents.’ They look at each other, and then go in, thinking this is too good to be true. The bartender says in a voice that carries across…

One of our subscribers submitted today’s feature.  “This is a video of the first US jet way back in Oct 1942.  It is a classic piece of film I certainly never knew existed.  I wasn’t even aware that America HAD a jet that early in the war: 10 months after Pearl Harbor!  You will enjoy…

The Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon … but Hong Nguyen will never surrender. Nguyen’s story is just one among millions from Vietnam’s tragic war era, but it’s also one that ultimately resolves in triumph. Nguyen was a Republic of Vietnam army major stationed in Da Nang when the port city was bombarded…

Military Heroes – U. S. Navy Jack Fellowes Lieutenant Commander USN (Ret.) Fellowes was a Navy pilot who was shot down over a village in Vietnam. He uses humor to not only tell his story, but also to detail how he survived being a POW at the infamous Hanoi Hilton. He concludes that he never…

“Well,” snarled the tough old Navy Chief to the bewildered Seaman, “I suppose after you get discharged from the Navy, you’ll just be waiting for me to die so you can come and pee on my grave.” “Not me, Chief!” the Seaman replied. “Once I get out of the Navy, I’m never going to stand…

A Chief and a Capt. were sitting in the barbershop. They were both just getting finished with their shaves, when the barbers reached for some after-shave to slap on their faces. The Capt. shouted, “Hey, don’t put that stuff on me! My wife will think I’ve been in a whorehouse!” The Chief turned to his…

Military Heroes – U. S. Army Daniel Rodriguez Daniel Rodriguez, former Army sergeant and combat wounded veteran takes us on his journey from the military as he aspires to play college football. Sergeant Rodriquez fought and was wounded at COP Keating in Afghanistan when he filled the breach in the line during the fight. For…
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