9 Lyrics from Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' That Perfectly Describe Life as a Military Spouse Swift is known for leaving cryptic messages, Easter eggs and layered meanings in her lyrics for her fans to find, argue over...
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...
Russia Celebrates 79th Anniversary of Victory Over Nazi Germany With Red Square Parade Russia on Thursday wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its defeat of Nazi Germany...
US and Philippines Sink Mock Enemy Ship During Drills in the South China Sea Military forces from the United States, Australia and the Philippines launched a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and...
China Criticizes US for Ship's Passage Through Taiwan Strait, Weeks Before New Leader Takes Office China’s military criticized a U.S. destroyer’s passage through the Taiwan Strait, which occurred less than two weeks before the...
US and Philippine Forces Sink Ship During Drills in the Disputed South China Sea U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery...
Moscow Court Upholds Decision for Pre-Trial Detention of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov will remain behind bars on pre-trial detention on charges of taking an especially...