Rapper Shaggy Got His Distinctive Voice from Making Fun of His Marine Corps Drill Instructors One might think that making fun of a drill instructor would lead to a severely shortened life span, but for reggae rapper...
Americans Were Never Supposed to Hear Toby Keith's Ass-Kicking Post-9/11 Battle Song on the Radio You know the one we mean. The commandant of the Marine Corps convinced him America needed it.
'Grounded': An Unusual New Opera Reexamines the Complexities of America’s Drone Wars Abroad The plot of the opera follows the journey of Jess, an Air Force F-16 fighter pilot flying combat missions in the skies over...
'Red Summer 1919': A Vietnam Veteran Composed a Powerful Opera to Honor Black Veterans of World War I "Red Summer 1919: An Instrumental Opera," pays homage to the Black men who returned home from war, only to find a new war on...
This Taylor Swift Song Is a Tribute to Her Marine Grandfather's Service at Guadalcanal Written during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, "Epiphany" explores the similar emotions experienced by soldiers...
Who Is Ice Spice and Why Are Marines Suddenly Obsessed with Her? Ice Spice may not be in the chain of command, but she may just be one of the most powerful forces in the Marine Corps right...
Tony Bennett's World War II Experience Was a 'Front-Row Seat in Hell' Singer Tony Bennett's stint in the U.S. Army during World War II led him to legendary entertainer Bob Hope, which inspired...
Why Country Music Legend and Army Vet Conway Twitty Recorded One of His Greatest Hits in Russian If it weren't for the U.S. Army, Harold Lloyd Jenkins might have become one of Major League Baseball's greatest players...
Bluegrass Pioneer and 'Rocky Top' Singer Bobby Osborne Was Shot in the Head in Korean War Bobby Osborne remained a player at the Grand Ole Opry with his band, the Rocky Top X-Press, right up until his death. He was...
Celebrated Pearl Harbor Survivor Jack Holder Lived Large for Those Who Didn't Make It World War II veteran Jack Holder died at age 101 after a colorful life.
A Woman Injured After Drone Downed in Russia's Voronezh A woman was injured, and several houses were damaged by fallen fragments of a Ukrainian drone that was downed...
Israel, Iran, Ukraine at Top of G7 Agenda: AP Explains Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the Italian resort island of Capri, with the agenda topped by...
Biden Honors Uncle Who He Says Was Shot Down During WWII in an Area Known to Have 'Cannibals' President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited a memorial near his Pennsylvania hometown to honor his late uncle’s service in...
French Navy Gives Rare Tour of Nuclear Submarine Another week, another mission for one of France’s veteran nuclear-powered attack submarines. (Apr. 18) AP
House Speaker Mike Johnson Is Taking Complicated Approach to Passing Aid for Ukraine and Israel House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday unveiled a complicated proposal for passing wartime aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan...