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Rest In Peace...
Sgt. Holli Bolinski Died March 7, 2019 Serving During Operation Spartan Shield:
Bolinski 37, of Pinkneyville, Ill., died after her vehicle collided with a civilian commercial truck in Kuwait. Also killed in the crash was Spc. Jackson Johnson. Both soldiers were assigned to the 657th Transportation Detachment. They were deployed to Camp Arifjan in support of Operation Spartan Shield. Bolinski's awards include the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal and Meritorious Service Medal, among others.

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Top 10 Most FEARED Fighter Jets in the US Military Right Now—You Won’t BELIEVE!

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Rest In Peace...
US Army Staff Sgt. Conrad Robinson Passed Away May 24, 2018 Serving During NATO Kosovo Force:
Robinson died from a non-combat related incident at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Robinson was assigned to the 155th Medical Detachment, 261st Medical Battalion, 44th Medical Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Robinson was a preventive medicine specialist assigned to the 155th Medical Detachment, 261st Medical Battalion, 44th Medical Brigade, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His awards include 5 Army Commendation Medals, 6 Army Achievement Medals, 2 Meritorious Unit Citations, 1 Korean Defense Service Medal and the Nato Medal.

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Lest We Forget...
Green Beret Staff Sgt. Patrick Kutschbach, 25, was killed in action on November 10, 2007 while conducting combat operations in the southern end of the Tagab valley Afghanistan while serving with the 10th Special Forces Group.

Kutschbach had deployed to various locations in support of the Global War on Terrorism and this was his first deployment to Afghanistan. Kutschbach, a native of Pennsylvania, volunteered for military service and enlisted into the Army in October 2003.
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US Army Sgt. Faith Hinkley Killed In Action August 7, 2010 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom: Hinkley 23, of Colorado Springs, was assigned to the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade died in Baghdad, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked her unit in Iskandariya, Iraq.

She was a specialist at the time of her death but was promoted posthumously to Sergeant. Hinkley’s father, David, said that when she told him of her decision to enlist in 2007, she cited the values of duty, honor and courage.

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Lest We Forget...
US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Harold Dayringer was Killed In Action August 24, 1965:
On that day a US Marine Corps Lockheed KC-130F Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 was scheduled to ferry a group of US Marines back to South Vietnam from a rest-and-relaxation leave in the former British Hong Kong.

The 10:00 AM flight crashed on take-off from Kai Tak Airport, killing 59 out of 71 on board. The cause of the accident was attributed to the aircraft commander disregarding standard operating procedure and choosing to make a three-engine takeoff with the No.1 engine's prop unfeathered and operating only on limited power. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and veered left shortly after leaving the runway. The port (left) wing struck a sea-wall, causing the plane to burst into flames before crashing into Kowloon Bay. This was the first Hercules hull loss in Marine Corps service.

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1967 101st Airborne Division right before their deployment to Vietnam. They would arrive right before the Tet Offensive January 30 to September 1968.

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US Army M120 Mortar Slowmotion

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US ARMY Mortar Slowmotion Clips

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Why 90 Soldiers Fail Delta Force Selection

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What It Actually Takes to Survive US Marine Boot Camp

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How ARMY RANGERS Eat, Sleep & Survive 10 Days in a Florida Swamp

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What US Army Soldiers Go Through at Special Forces Assessment & Selection

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Lest We Forget...
US Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael Stephen Duskin, 42, of Orange Park, Fla., died on October 23, 2012 of wounds received from small-arms fire in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. May he Rest In Peace...
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Rest In Peace...
US Army Green Beret Joshua Townsend died January 16, 2009, from a non-battle death incident at US.military Fire Base Ripley, Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.

SSG Townsend was assigned as a Weapons Sergeant to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, where he served until his death.
—De Oppresso Liber

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Rest In Peace...
On February 19, 2023, US Navy SEAL Michael Thomas Ernst passed away during a skydiving training accident. Ernst was born and raised in Cohasset, Massachusetts, a coastal town south of Boston. While on a trip to a Holocaust concentration camp, Ernst felt the despair and sense of evil that existed. He felt driven to make the world a better place. This is what inspired him to join the Navy in 2010.

Throughout his career, Ernst received numerous medals, including Silver Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal with Combat Device, Army Commendation Medal, four Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, three Combat Action Ribbons, and Presidential Unit Citation.

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AUG rider? Horse AUGer? Mounted AUGman? AUG cavalry?

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German and Swedish soldiers pictured during Exercise Silver Wotan on Gotland, which ran September 14 to 23, 2026, and concludes today. This was the first-ever joint German-Swedish rehearsal of the rapid-reinforcement plans for the Baltic island, and it marks a genuinely significant moment for NATO's northern flank.

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Geissele Automatics' entry for the U.S. SOCOM HICAR program, the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle, September 2026.