The weird engineering that links old ships of the line and the SR-71 Blackbird
One is the fastest jet ever produced, capable of outrunning anti-air missiles while capturing reconnaissance in some of the most hostile airspace on Earth.
← February 2026
Edition · Issue 2026-02-04
February 4, 2026
12 stories curated for veterans on this date.
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LEGACY
Soldier killed protecting a Polish officer in Afghanistan will receive Medal of Honor
Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis, a New York City native who was killed in Afghanistan in 2013 after stepping between a suicide bomber and a Polish officer, has been approved for the Medal of Honor,..
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BENEFITS
Bills seek to improve VA benefits for 9/11 survivors, other exposures
Service members sickened by hazardous exposures at the Pentagon on 9/11, as well as some exposed to radiation while serving — without related documentation — would be eligible for broader access to...
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LEGACY
How a Frenchman made a World War I artillery shell disappear
In military terms, there is a distinct difference between a training scar and any old ineffective decision. This story from Toulouse, France, on Jan.
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SERVICE
Army will now tie retention bonuses to PT scores, job performance
The Army is revamping how it hands out reenlistment bonuses, adding extra dollars for those with top scores in PT tests and job performance.
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LEGACY
The corpsman who gave all on ‘Bunker Hill’ in Korea
Marines, whose primary, universal purpose is to kill, reserve an ungrudging respect for “Doc,” eschewing weapons but ever ready to sacrifice his own life to save those around him.
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LEGACY
Soldier who died saving Polish officer in Afghanistan to receive Medal of Honor, family says
A soldier who gave his life shielding a Polish officer from a suicide bomber in Afghanistan will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, his parents announced. Staff Sgt.
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HEALTH
Training for Greece, dedicating a marathon to VA
An Air Force Veteran prepares for a marathon in Greece while continuing his recovery from a spinal cord injury Air Force Veteran Auston Duncan is training for a marathon in Greece as he continues...
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LEGACY
From uniform to unforgettable: USMC Veteran Benjamin Summers, Jr.
Some stories don’t just show us what service looks like, they show us what endurance looks like, too. Take this month’s “From Uniform to Unforgettable” spotlight, a celebration of the life and..
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SERVICE
‘A Damn Good Time’ — Crew of well-named tank unfazed by frigid winter in Poland
We never get tired of learning the names that soldiers pick for their tanks, and a recent set of monickers on several M1A2 Abrams training in Poland touch on everything we love about them: dark...
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FAMILY
I Decided Not To Go On a Patrol in Iraq. An IED Killed My Friends
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LEGACY
This was the only mutiny on an American ship in the past 100 years
In the last century, only one American-flagged ship has been seized by mutineers. It wasn’t a Navy warship, but a merchant vessel laden with 3,500 bombs, steaming toward Vietnam.
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LEGACY
How a bombardier’s jacket inspired a failed Nazi propaganda campaign
Kenneth Daniel Williams was falling from the sky. His B-17, “Aristrocrap,” had just been shot over Bremen, Germany. A bombardier in the 351st Bomb Group, Williams was one of the few lucky ones of his.
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