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...
How the Creator of Pop-Tarts Gave the US a Delicious Treat and a Sweet Foreign Policy Tool Pop-Tart creator William "Bill" Post was also an Army Air Forces veteran who served in occupied Japan after World War II. And...
These 4 US Presidents Were Also War Heroes Many of the men who have served as president of the United States also served in the military, and some of them are...
Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson Was Court-Martialed for Refusing to Move to the Back of a Bus Jackie Robinson's court-martial kept the baseball icon from fighting in World War II Europe.
Legendary Broadcast Journalist and Army Veteran Charles Osgood Dies at 91 Fellow broadcast news legend Charles Kuralt called Charles Osgood "one of the last great broadcast writers" because of his...
Sen. Bill Bradley Was an Air Force Vet, Olympian and 2-Time NBA Champion Professional politician, professional athlete, profession of arms: Bill Bradley did it all.
The Story of Notre Dame's Legendary 'Rudy' Ruettiger Began in Vietnam Before "Rudy" went to Notre Dame to play for the Irish, he earned the GI Bill in Vietnam.
Tennessee Volunteers Football Coach Robert Neyland Served in Both World Wars Robert Reese Neyland was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Tennis Hall of Famer Tony Trabert Stopped His Career to Join the Navy Tony Trabert was a rising star in the world of international tennis. Then the Korean War started.
Two Criminals Once Tried to Rob the Wrong Air Force Veteran Chuck Norris' keyboard doesn't have an escape key; no one escapes from Chuck Norris.
Why Japanese Tanks Were Doomed in the Pacific Theater Today, the Pacific remains a prominent strategic interest for the U.S. military, but the Marine Corps recently deactivated...
Hegseth Says Wounded Knee Soldiers Will Keep Their Medals of Honor Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for...
The Italian WWII Frogmen Who Inspired the U.S. Navy SEALs While uniquely American, SEAL doctrine owes a technical and conceptual debt to Italy’s WWII combat divers, who first combined...
New Mexico's Health Care Crisis Is Forcing Military Personnel to Decline Assignments At New Mexico's three Air Force bases — Kirtland in Albuquerque, Cannon near Clovis and Holloman outside of Alamogordo — the...
Democratic Candidate for Governor of New Jersey Pushes Back After GOP Questions Her Service Record Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey in this year’s high-stakes race, is defending her Navy...
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-02/1time%20bill%20post%20poptarts%201200.jpg?itok=OUYEU-le "William "Bill" Post, Pop-Tarts inventor, seen here visiting a Kellanova plant in Michigan. (Kellanova)")
